Gonch Farm Road Open Space
Gonch Farm Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the east-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Spout Run Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 8.0 miles off.
Municipal, open to public without fee; Existing Preserved Open Space; Town Open Space
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Ledyard
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 8.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 14.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Spout Run Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Preston Plains Water Co.: 1.3 mi
- Parsonage Hill Manor Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Eska Drive Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Gray Farm Road Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Rose Hill: 1.3 mi
- Church Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ayer Hill: 2.0 mi
- Chapman Hill: 2.2 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Avery Pond Water Access: 1.6 mi
- Sawmill Park: 2.1 mi
- Aljen Heights: 2.7 mi
- Amos Lake Water Access: 2.9 mi
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 2.9 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 1.8 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 4.7 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 5.4 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 5.4 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 5.9 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 2.8 mi
- Cellar Hole: 3.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 5.3 mi
- Miantonomo: 5.8 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 8.1 mi
- Williams Beach: 9.2 mi
- Groton Beach: 9.9 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 10.4 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 10.7 mi
- Stone Turtle: 4.6 mi
- River Blue: 5.0 mi
- Promised Day: 5.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 5.3 mi
- Muffler Man: 5.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 6.3 mi
- Cascade: 8.4 mi
- Cascade: 8.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 12.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 13.2 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.7 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 8.8 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 9.2 mi
- The Whale: 9.8 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 8.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 8.8 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 8.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 22.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 24.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 24.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 13.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.9 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
- Skate Hut: 10.6 mi
- Powder House: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.8 mi
- Old Spring: 3.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 20.3 mi
- Factory Pond: 21.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Gonch Farm Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | ENE 64° | 163 m | 3.3 mi |
| Chapman Hill | E 80° | 158 m | 7.1 mi |
| Barns Hill | ENE 73° | 155 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | ENE 77° | 153 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bay Mountain | NE 43° | 152 m | 6.2 mi |
| Stewart Hill | E 89° | 149 m | 5.9 mi |
| Ayer Hill | ENE 77° | 144 m | 2.0 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | ESE 106° | 139 m | 3.8 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 | 15:37 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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