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Jennings Road Extension Open Space

Jennings Road Extension Open Space from directly overhead

Jennings Road Extension Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the east, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Manor Ridge, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.4 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.16306, -72.01344

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Doane Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Wheelock Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Barnes Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Curtis Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Williams Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 3.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.3 mi
  • Old Root Cellar: 3.6 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 3.6 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 20
  • Herb Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Small House Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 11.4 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 19
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cargill Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Cascade: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 10.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Jennings Road Extension Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Mugget HillE 80°328 m2.2 mi
Long HillNE 48°328 m3.4 mi
Burncoat HillNNE 25°327 m6.1 mi
Prouty HillNNE 18°327 m6.1 mi
Flat HillNE 42°324 m3.8 mi
Gately HillNNE 32°312 m5.5 mi
Doane HillNNW 342°310 m1.0 mi
Mount PleasantNE 38°309 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465766717062504030
Precip in3.83.24.44.33.64.13.94.24.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/888519581

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