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Highland Drive Open Space

Highland Drive Open Space from directly overhead

Highland Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Industrial Park Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Putnam
Getting there

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Coordinates41.89521, -71.88573

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Putnam Civil War Veterans Monument: 1.5 mi
  • John F. Simonzi, Sr. Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Letters Street Green: 1.8 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.0 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Pineville Mill: 1.7 mi
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 6.3 mi
  • Six Toes trail marker: 6.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 56
Artworks: 38
Museums: 37
Beaches: 20
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cargill Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 14.9 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Small House Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 18.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic: 13.2 mi
  • Site #36: 23.1 mi
  • Little Beach: 24.6 mi
  • Big Beach: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Highland Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillWNW 301°283 m8.1 mi
Ragged HillW 274°265 m7.5 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillW 281°265 m7.9 mi
Thunder HillWNW 299°265 m8.3 mi
Rocky HillWNW 290°264 m7.8 mi
Daven HillWNW 283°258 m7.1 mi
Hammond HillWNW 292°257 m8.3 mi
Jerimoth HillESE 120°256 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/996112833

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