Grassy Hill Road Open Space
Grassy Hill Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the north-northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village, a museum 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Montville
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 18.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 19.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 19.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village: 0.5 mi
- Salem Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Niantic Children’s Museum: 7.1 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Museum: 7.2 mi
- Lyman Allyn Museum of Art: 7.2 mi
- Farm Meadow Road Tract: 0.6 mi
- Nehantic Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Morgan R. Chaney Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Darrow Pond Property: 2.4 mi
- Chesterfield Road Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ridge Hill: 1.6 mi
- Morgan Hill: 1.7 mi
- Beckwith Hill: 1.9 mi
- Transient Workmans Camp: 2.1 mi
- Transient Workman's Camp Buildings: 2.2 mi
- The Eagle: 5.9 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 5.9 mi
- Powers Lake Boat Launch: 2.7 mi
- Horse Pond Boat Launch: 2.9 mi
- Montville American Little League Complex: 3.9 mi
- Pattagansett Lake Boat Launch: 4.0 mi
- Leary Park: 4.9 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 5.5 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 7.3 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 7.3 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 7.5 mi
- Crescent Beach: 7.6 mi
- turtle rock: 3.2 mi
- tri-town marker: 4.3 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 6.8 mi
- Devil's Oven: 7.0 mi
- The Whale: 8.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 0.8 mi
- Cascade: 7.2 mi
- Chapman Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cascade: 8.2 mi
- Cascade: 8.4 mi
- Sprout Garden: 6.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 6.7 mi
- Laurel Walk: 6.7 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 0.6 mi
- Sparky: 5.8 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 7.7 mi
- River Blue: 8.4 mi
- Muffler Man: 9.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 7.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.5 mi
- Crow Head: 22.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 24.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 12.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 20.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 20.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 7.3 mi
- Powder House: 7.6 mi
- Old Spring: 12.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 20.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 13.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Grassy Hill Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | NNE 20° | 182 m | 3.2 mi |
| Maynard Hill | NNW 341° | 174 m | 2.8 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | N 1° | 171 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cockle Hill | NNW 336° | 171 m | 6.6 mi |
| Raymond Hill | NNE 26° | 170 m | 5.4 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | NE 38° | 162 m | 3.7 mi |
| Sharp Hill | ENE 63° | 149 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ladd Hill | NNW 343° | 148 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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