- Elevation, modelled
- 14 m
- Tallest summit within 7.5 miles
- Chapel Hill182 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1698.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5095, -72.1106
Great Plain Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 14 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Hill Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.1 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Norwich
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Great Plain Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | WSW 239° | 182 m | 5.5 mi |
| Maynard Hill | WSW 245° | 174 m | 7.5 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | WSW 250° | 171 m | 6.2 mi |
| Raymond Hill | WSW 253° | 170 m | 3.7 mi |
| Scott Hill | WNW 296° | 165 m | 5.9 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | SW 231° | 162 m | 4.7 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 345° | 160 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NW 323° | 153 m | 2.4 mi |
- 8.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 13.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 23.8 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cherry Hill Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Stoney Ridge Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Frances Street Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Lucas Park: 1.1 mi
- Richard Brown Drive Open Space: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Trading Cove Association: 1.3 mi
- Thamesville Playground: 1.3 mi
- Elizabeth Street Park: 1.3 mi
- Estelle Cohn Memorial Dog Park: 1.8 mi
- The Marina at American Wharf: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Schoolhouse Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.6 mi
- Crown Hill: 1.7 mi
- Noble Hill: 1.7 mi
- Long Rock: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 1.9 mi
- Miantonomo: 4.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 8.1 mi
Museums
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 2.4 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 2.4 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 2.5 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 2.5 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 49
- Kiddie's Beach: 11.4 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 11.9 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 12.5 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 12.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 38
- Muffler Man: 1.3 mi
- River Blue: 1.6 mi
- Nevertheless: 2.1 mi
- Promised Day: 2.1 mi
- Sparky: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 38
- Yantic Falls: 2.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 8.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 34
- Dinosaur Tracks: 6.6 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 6.7 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 6.9 mi
- turtle rock: 10.2 mi
- The Whale: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 26
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 8.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 9.0 mi
- Laurel Walk: 9.1 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 20.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 20.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 2.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 19.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.3 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Skate Hut: 10.8 mi
- Powder House: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 25.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 8.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 18.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 3 mi away.
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