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Farmstead Lane Open Space

Farmstead Lane Open Space from directly overhead

Farmstead Lane Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Pine Cone stands 323 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Phelps Meadow Open Space (Section 1) 2 Parcels, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.88005, -72.67776

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Day Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Lighthouse Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Cook Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Barrett Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Birges Hill: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Tim Coyne Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Major John Mason Statue: 2.6 mi
  • Farm Tool: 3.0 mi
  • VW: 3.1 mi
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 3.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Cow: 3.4 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 4.5 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 6.3 mi
  • Painted Cow: 7.1 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 60
Attractions: 54
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 4.7 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 4.8 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 4.8 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 4.8 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 53
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 9.2 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.2 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.3 mi
  • Superstructure: 10.0 mi
  • Solar Panel: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Hermit spring: 19.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Farmstead Lane Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine ConeWNW 296°323 m11.0 mi
West LedgeW 277°305 m10.1 mi
Talcott MountainSW 233°276 m7.8 mi
East HillW 260°261 m11.4 mi
Onion MountainW 263°253 m10.4 mi
Ely MoundSW 227°246 m8.9 mi
Weed HillWNW 294°241 m10.0 mi
Broad HillWNW 300°238 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440897

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