Nature reserve · Connecticut
Eska Drive Open Space
Eska Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 8.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Ledyard
How to reach it
Coordinates41.45404, -72.00422
- 8.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 18.0 mi off the Shannock Road
- 16.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Church Hill: 0.2 mi
- Chapman Hill: 1.4 mi
- Rose Hill: 1.6 mi
- Avery Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Gray Farm Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Parsonage Hill Manor Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Iron Street Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Grey Farm Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Hewes Farm Open Space: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Sawmill Park: 1.0 mi
- Model Park: 2.0 mi
- Pfizer Field: 2.4 mi
- Aljen Heights: 3.0 mi
- Avery Pond Water Access: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 1.5 mi
- Cellar Hole: 3.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 6.1 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 6.6 mi
Museums
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 2.3 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 3.3 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 5.0 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 46
- Austrailia Beach: 6.7 mi
- Williams Beach: 7.8 mi
- Groton Beach: 8.4 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 9.0 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 25
- Stone Turtle: 3.9 mi
- River Blue: 5.1 mi
- Sparky: 5.8 mi
- Giant Gnome: 6.1 mi
- Mjolnir: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Cascade: 6.8 mi
- Cascade: 7.0 mi
- Yantic Falls: 7.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 11.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 24
- Ledyard Oak Site: 3.2 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 3.3 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 8.0 mi
- The Whale: 8.3 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 20
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 7.3 mi
- Sprout Garden: 7.4 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 7.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 9.1 mi
- Powder House: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Candlewood Ledge: 18.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 2.5 mi
- Factory Pond: 21.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Eska Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NE 49° | 163 m | 4.5 mi |
| Barns Hill | ENE 58° | 155 m | 5.3 mi |
| Stewart Hill | ENE 75° | 149 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NE 50° | 144 m | 3.1 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | E 84° | 139 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | ENE 77° | 139 m | 5.4 mi |
| Crandall Hill | W 270° | 137 m | 6.4 mi |
| Comstock Hill | WNW 287° | 137 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 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.
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