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Horse Hill Woods Open Space

Horse Hill Woods Open Space from directly overhead

Horse Hill Woods Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chittenden Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Westbrook
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.31944, -72.49769

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
  • Indian River Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
  • Kirtland Landing: 2.2 mi
  • Comstock Park: 3.0 mi
  • Liberty Green: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 46
  • Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 6.2 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 6.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Attractions: 32
  • Stone Table: 2.7 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 4.4 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 7.7 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 10.2 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Horse Hill Woods Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillNNW 338°201 m9.2 mi
Long HillN 357°154 m8.8 mi
Turkey HillN 355°140 m8.0 mi
Turkey HillN 359°138 m6.7 mi
Mount ArcherNE 51°136 m9.3 mi
Wig HillN 6°128 m5.9 mi
Tower HillNNW 337°126 m2.8 mi
Buell HillWNW 298°119 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:27
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1076207610

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