Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Connecticut

Hunters Road Open Space

Hunters Road Open Space from directly overhead

Hunters Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Pleasure Hill stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.56222, -72.06233
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park: 0.4 mi
  • Firefighters Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Taftville Playground: 0.6 mi
  • World War I Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sachem Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 40
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 34
Attractions: 32
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Windham Spring: 13.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Hunters Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasure HillNNW 330°172 m7.0 mi
Raymond HillSW 232°170 m7.7 mi
Scott HillW 262°165 m7.9 mi
Woodchuck HillN 11°163 m7.6 mi
Prentice MountainSE 125°163 m7.9 mi
Meeting House HillWNW 304°160 m5.1 mi
Mason HillWNW 299°158 m6.7 mi
Wawecus HillWSW 247°153 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1030754256

More nature reserves in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Hunters Road Open Space.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens