- Elevation, modelled
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 8.4 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 7.2 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6469, -72.6859
Highland Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 45 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Tannery Lane Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.
- Operated by
- Town of Rocky Hill
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Highland Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | SSW 203° | 272 m | 7.2 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | E 99° | 265 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 296° | 229 m | 8.3 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | ESE 109° | 228 m | 7.7 mi |
| Great Hill | SE 124° | 222 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WSW 254° | 217 m | 7.3 mi |
| Camels Hump | SSW 202° | 207 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | W 275° | 207 m | 7.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Old Tannery Lane Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Rocky Hill Community Farm: 0.4 mi
- Corporate Place Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Tedwin Farms Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- West Street Open Space: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Vexation Hill: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Pit Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hang-Dog Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.0 mi
- Nooks Hill: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 1.5 mi
- Rocky Hill Fire Museum: 2.8 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 2.8 mi
- Cromwell Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Kellog Eddy House & Museum: 4.3 mi
Parks
- Maxwell Park: 1.6 mi
- Candlewyck Park: 1.7 mi
- Watrous Park: 1.8 mi
- Old Common: 2.0 mi
- Center Green: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Butler Saw Mill: 2.1 mi
- Butler Grist Mill: 2.1 mi
- Butler Sugden Dam & Sluiceway 1854: 2.3 mi
- Butler Shear Factory & Steven Toy Factory 1854-1870: 2.4 mi
- Bulkeley Corne Mill 1680-1830: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 2.3 mi
- Home: 5.1 mi
- First Tear: 6.1 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 6.5 mi
- Face in Tree: 7.3 mi
Gardens
- Cromwell Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Frank Weston Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 4.8 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Dividend Falls: 2.7 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 4.0 mi
- Westfield Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cascades: 5.4 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
Attractions
- Constitution Oak: 4.8 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 5.8 mi
- 1954: 7.2 mi
- Hospital Rock: 7.9 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Crow Point: 5.5 mi
- Green Wall: 8.4 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 8.5 mi
- South Wall: 10.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Lake Beseck Beach: 9.4 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 11.7 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 15.3 mi
- Boating Side: 18.3 mi
- Waterfront: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 13.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 15.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Hermit spring: 24.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 6 mi away.
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