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Grouse Hill Open Space

Grouse Hill Open Space from directly overhead

Grouse Hill Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Grant Hill stands 284 m to the north-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ash Swamp Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 25 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Grouse Hill Owners Assoc.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69583, -72.48872

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Car Wreck: 1.2 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 2.0 mi
  • Insect Hotel: 2.4 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 3.1 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.4 mi
Parks
  • Butler Field: 2.1 mi
  • West Road Memorial Field: 2.2 mi
  • Neipsic Tennis Club: 3.3 mi
  • Mount Nebo Park: 4.7 mi
  • Rotary Field: 4.8 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 59
  • Cascade: 1.0 mi
  • Blackledge Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Case Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cascades: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Rain Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 17
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Grouse Hill Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grant HillNNE 32°284 m9.9 mi
MannantuckNE 43°273 m1.2 mi
John Tom HillNE 42°272 m1.2 mi
Meshomasic MountainSSW 211°265 m5.3 mi
Box HillNNE 13°252 m7.6 mi
Clark HillSSW 195°241 m7.2 mi
Post HillESE 102°239 m7.9 mi
Lookout MountainN 2°237 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3816:23

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/612472360

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