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Forest Village Open Space

Forest Village Open Space from directly overhead

Forest Village Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartford Audubon Society, Inc. (Main Street), a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of South Windsor
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.84290, -72.61068
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Major John Mason Statue: 1.7 mi
  • Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • VW: 4.8 mi
  • Farm Tool: 4.9 mi
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 5.1 mi
Attractions
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Waterfalls: 57
  • Center Springs Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 6.4 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Case Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Flag Rock: 9.1 mi
  • Crow Point: 9.4 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 10.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 10.6 mi
  • Garden Wall: 10.6 mi
Springs: 8
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Hermit spring: 22.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Forest Village Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paulk HillENE 77°294 m11.8 mi
Grant HillE 99°284 m11.7 mi
Talcott MountainWSW 258°276 m9.9 mi
Reed HillE 89°275 m10.7 mi
MannantuckSE 143°273 m11.7 mi
John Tom HillSE 142°272 m11.7 mi
Box HillESE 109°252 m8.5 mi
Ely MoundWSW 250°246 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439167

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