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Greentree Open Space

Greentree Open Space from directly overhead

Greentree Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanglewood Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Glastonbury

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70760, -72.53880

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Hay Tedder: 0.7 mi
  • Car Wreck: 2.4 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 2.4 mi
  • Insect Hotel: 4.9 mi
  • Constitution Oak: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • Butler Field: 1.2 mi
  • Rotary Field: 2.3 mi
  • Neipsic Tennis Club: 2.5 mi
  • Addison Park: 2.7 mi
  • Orchard Hill Club: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 60
Museums
Waterfalls
  • Cascade: 3.6 mi
  • Cascades: 3.8 mi
  • Blackledge Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Case Falls: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 54
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Heritage Herb Garden: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Crow Point: 4.1 mi
  • Flag Rock: 7.4 mi
  • South Wall: 14.1 mi
  • Solar Panel: 14.1 mi
  • Superstructure: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Greentree Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckE 89°273 m3.4 mi
John Tom HillE 88°272 m3.4 mi
Meshomasic MountainS 182°265 m5.4 mi
Box HillNNE 33°252 m7.9 mi
Clark HillS 175°241 m7.8 mi
Lookout MountainNE 40°237 m4.3 mi
Kongscut MountainESE 114°234 m2.1 mi
Birch MountainNE 45°233 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/948007069

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