Goula Open Space Area
Goula Open Space Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cotton Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of New Hartford
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Cotton Hill: 0.5 mi
- Harmony Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hayden Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bee Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.8 mi
- NHLT Crockett Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Ken Eric Noel Preserve: 0.8 mi
- NHLT Sabolcik Preserve: 1.0 mi
- NHLT South Nepaug Brook Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Limestone Drive Open Space: 2.5 mi
- Oxbow Park: 2.0 mi
- Joe Ruwet Park: 2.6 mi
- Town Green: 2.8 mi
- Pleasant View Park: 2.8 mi
- Browns Corner Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 3.5 mi
- Hermit memorial: 4.5 mi
- Jones Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 5.6 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 7.2 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 4.0 mi
- Burlington Falls: 4.0 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 4.9 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 5.0 mi
- Burr Falls: 5.0 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 4.4 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 5.7 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- American Mural Project: 8.0 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 2.6 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
- 4 towns meet: 5.6 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 6.1 mi
- Tory's Den: 6.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 7.7 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 12.6 mi
- Perennial Garden: 14.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.4 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 11.9 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 14.5 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 15.6 mi
- Painted Cow: 16.1 mi
- Home: 16.4 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 4.5 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 5.3 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Ravens Roost: 6.6 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 7.4 mi
- Holland Beach: 8.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.4 mi
- Boating Side: 12.0 mi
- Waterfront: 12.1 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 12.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 4.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 7.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Spring: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Dudley Town: 16.3 mi
- Questing: 24.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Goula Open Space Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt Hill | NNW 327° | 443 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Ouleout | NW 312° | 433 m | 9.1 mi |
| Burr Mountain | NW 307° | 425 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pie Hill | W 269° | 412 m | 8.8 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | NW 309° | 400 m | 5.1 mi |
| Brush Hill | W 266° | 386 m | 9.4 mi |
| Burr Mountain | NNW 331° | 383 m | 5.4 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | SW 236° | 378 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/477869373
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 25 mi
- Blandford · 26 mi
- East Windsor · 26 mi
- Monterey · 27 mi
- Otis · 27 mi
- Longmeadow · 29 mi
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