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Grimes Brook Open Space (5 Parcels)

Grimes Brook Open Space (5 Parcels) from directly overhead

Grimes Brook Open Space (5 Parcels) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the northwest, 8.0 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.88872, -72.81891
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Baxter Lawn: 1.0 mi
  • Sixth Form Lawn: 1.2 mi
  • Commencement Lawn: 1.2 mi
  • Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Williams Hill: 1.0 mi
  • The Hedgehog: 2.2 mi
  • The Sugarloaf: 2.6 mi
  • Western Barndoor Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 2.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 2.7 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 3.2 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 3.7 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 3.8 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Boehm house site: 1.0 mi
  • Drake High Road Bridge: 1.7 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 2.7 mi
  • King Philip's Cave: 3.7 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 54
Artworks: 54
  • Bike Sculpture: 2.8 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 6.3 mi
  • Cow: 6.8 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 7.7 mi
  • Painted Cow: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 51
  • Perennial Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Shade Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Primary Garden: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 7.4 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 7.4 mi
  • Garden Wall: 7.5 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 8.1 mi
  • Superstructure: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 21.1 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Grimes Brook Open Space (5 Parcels). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNW 315°421 m8.0 mi
Washington HillNW 313°359 m6.7 mi
Ratlum MountainW 270°358 m5.6 mi
Breezy HillW 261°327 m6.3 mi
Pine ConeNNW 328°323 m5.0 mi
Ragged MountainWNW 288°311 m9.0 mi
Yellow MountainWSW 250°310 m10.0 mi
West LedgeWNW 282°305 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437343

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