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Elm Street Open Space

Elm Street Open Space from directly overhead

Elm Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is West Street Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
State of Connecticut

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65886, -72.66882

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Butler Grist Mill: 1.7 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Butler Saw Mill: 1.8 mi
  • Butler Sugden Dam & Sluiceway 1854: 1.8 mi
  • Butler Shear Factory & Steven Toy Factory 1854-1870: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
Artworks
  • CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 2.5 mi
  • Home: 5.9 mi
  • Face in Tree: 6.7 mi
  • First Tear: 6.8 mi
  • Equality: 6.9 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Hermit spring: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Elm Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainSSW 207°272 m8.3 mi
Meshomasic MountainESE 107°265 m6.8 mi
Clark HillESE 121°241 m8.6 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 289°229 m8.8 mi
Raccoon HillESE 118°228 m7.2 mi
Great HillSE 133°222 m8.0 mi
Ragged MountainWSW 250°217 m8.4 mi
Bradley MountainW 269°207 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1017702800

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