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Hollowbrook Road/Lighthouse Hill Road Open Space

Hollowbrook Road/Lighthouse Hill Road Open Space from directly overhead

Hollowbrook Road/Lighthouse Hill Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Pine Cone stands 323 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lighthouse Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.91135, -72.67090

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Tim Coyne Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial Hall: 2.4 mi
  • Connecticut Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 4.0 mi
Museums
Gardens: 60
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Back Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Front Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Front Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Side Garden: 5.3 mi
Artworks
  • Cow: 5.5 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 6.7 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 8.3 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 8.5 mi
  • Painted Cow: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 54
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 2.8 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 2.8 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 2.8 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 4.2 mi
  • Drake High Road Bridge: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 48
Cliffs: 24
  • Hart Meadow: 11.1 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 11.1 mi
  • Garden Wall: 11.2 mi
  • Superstructure: 12.0 mi
  • Solar Panel: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.5 mi
  • Rd: 19.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 9.5 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Hollowbrook Road/Lighthouse Hill Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine ConeWNW 284°323 m10.6 mi
West LedgeW 265°305 m10.5 mi
Talcott MountainSW 224°276 m9.5 mi
East HillWSW 250°261 m12.3 mi
Onion MountainWSW 252°253 m11.3 mi
Ely MoundSW 219°246 m10.7 mi
Weed HillWNW 282°241 m9.6 mi
Broad HillWNW 288°238 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438015

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