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Great Plain Road Open Space

Great Plain Road Open Space from directly overhead

Great Plain Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.50948, -72.11061
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 49
Artworks: 38
Waterfalls: 38
Attractions: 33
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
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
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillWSW 239°182 m5.5 mi
Maynard HillWSW 245°174 m7.5 mi
Forsyth HillWSW 250°171 m6.2 mi
Raymond HillWSW 253°170 m3.7 mi
Scott HillWNW 296°165 m5.9 mi
Dolbeare HillSW 231°162 m4.7 mi
Meeting House HillNNW 345°160 m6.7 mi
Wawecus HillNW 323°153 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1030749137

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