East Franklin Open Space
East Franklin Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Gates Hill stands 204 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hearthstone Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.9 miles off.
Municipal, open to public without fee; Existing Preserved Open Space; Town Open Space (East Franklin)
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 6.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Hearthstone Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pautipaug Hill: 1.5 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pleasure Hill: 1.9 mi
- White Plains Road Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Precilla Friedman Property: 2.1 mi
- Ayers Gap Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section): 2.5 mi
- Giddings Park: 1.4 mi
- Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- River Park: 1.5 mi
- The Pines Ice Skating Pond: 1.9 mi
- Firemen's Field: 3.3 mi
- plaque: 2.1 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Miantonomo: 5.2 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 6.3 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 6.3 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 3.5 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 4.3 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.4 mi
- Nevertheless: 6.2 mi
- Muffler Man: 6.2 mi
- Promised Day: 6.2 mi
- River Blue: 8.3 mi
- Windy: 8.5 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 3.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 6.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 6.6 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 8.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.5 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 15.2 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 18.1 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 18.8 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 18.9 mi
- Groton Beach: 19.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Mary's Garden: 8.7 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 9.1 mi
- fern and rock garden: 11.1 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 13.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 13.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 19.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 24.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.7 mi
- Bara-Hack: 19.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 20.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 9.3 mi
- Old Spring: 14.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 17.7 mi
- Powder House: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of East Franklin Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Hill | NW 314° | 204 m | 7.3 mi |
| Westminster Hill | NNE 33° | 187 m | 8.4 mi |
| Obwebetuck Hill | NW 322° | 185 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sweet Hill | NW 304° | 183 m | 7.4 mi |
| Goshen Hill | W 268° | 174 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cooks Hill | WNW 303° | 174 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pleasure Hill | NNW 342° | 172 m | 2.9 mi |
| Pudding Hill | NNE 15° | 171 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43399743
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 2 mi
- Norwich · 4 mi
- Willimantic · 9 mi
- Griswold · 10 mi
- Montville · 10 mi
- Preston · 10 mi
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