Hickory Road Open Space
Hickory Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Carter Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 22 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 28.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Named places within 25 miles
- Carter Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fuller Hill: 1.4 mi
- Chalker Hill: 2.6 mi
- Burrows Hill: 3.1 mi
- Frankel Hill: 3.3 mi
- Farley Field: 0.9 mi
- West Road Memorial Field: 2.6 mi
- Sears Park: 4.1 mi
- Little League Baseball Park: 4.6 mi
- CT Salmon River State Park: 4.7 mi
- Dickinson Road Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Saner Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Rolling Ridge Tennis Court: 1.8 mi
- Laurel Lane Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Laurel Lane Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 4.7 mi
- Wilcox Mill (Site of): 5.9 mi
- Wilcox Mill: 5.9 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 7.0 mi
- Face in Tree: 5.1 mi
- Frog: 9.1 mi
- Sorry Rock: 11.4 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 11.4 mi
- First Tear: 12.3 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 4.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 4.1 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 4.7 mi
- fern and rock garden: 8.1 mi
- Gingers Garden: 9.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.5 mi
- Insect Hotel: 2.5 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 3.7 mi
- Car Wreck: 4.5 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 5.3 mi
- Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Grayville Falls: 4.5 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 4.7 mi
- Day Pond Brook Falls: 4.9 mi
- The Cascade: 5.0 mi
- Crow Point: 10.0 mi
- Flag Rock: 10.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.0 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 16.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 17.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.1 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 21.4 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 24.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 6.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 9.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Hickory Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | NNW 348° | 273 m | 5.4 mi |
| John Tom Hill | NNW 349° | 272 m | 5.4 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | W 268° | 265 m | 4.7 mi |
| Clark Hill | SW 236° | 241 m | 4.6 mi |
| Post Hill | ENE 65° | 239 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 348° | 237 m | 8.6 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NNW 329° | 234 m | 5.1 mi |
| Birch Mountain | N 349° | 233 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43442045
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 7 mi
- Willimantic · 13 mi
- Storrs · 16 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 17 mi
- Tolland · 17 mi
- Montville · 19 mi
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