Nature reserve · Connecticut
Kalmia Drive Open Space
Kalmia Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Harry Leiser Tract, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Ledyard
How to reach it
Coordinates41.43373, -72.05027
- 10.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 20.4 mi off the Shannock Road
- 18.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Harry Leiser Tract: 0.4 mi
- Briarwood Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Great Oak Park: 0.7 mi
- Avery Hill Road Extension Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Dow Centennial Preserve: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Vinegar Hill: 0.7 mi
- Maynard Hill: 1.0 mi
- Allyn Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Chapman Hill: 1.9 mi
- Avery Hill: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Nathan Lester House: 0.7 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 3.7 mi
- United States Ship Nautilus: 3.8 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 3.8 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Christy Hill Field: 0.7 mi
- Pfizer Field: 1.3 mi
- Judge Crandall Field: 1.7 mi
- Donahue Property: 1.9 mi
- Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 3.2 mi
- The Guns: 5.0 mi
- Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial: 5.1 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 53
- Austrailia Beach: 6.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 6.9 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 7.1 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 7.5 mi
- Williams Beach: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Yantic Falls: 7.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 27
- Ledyard Oak Site: 0.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 0.7 mi
- The Whale: 5.9 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 8.3 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 23
- Sparky: 3.3 mi
- River Blue: 4.5 mi
- Stone Turtle: 5.8 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 5.9 mi
- Giant Gnome: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 19
- Caroline Black Garden: 4.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 4.7 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 4.8 mi
- Azalea Garden: 4.9 mi
- Laurel Walk: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 13.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Candlewood Ledge: 16.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 21.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 21.8 mi
- Crow Head: 23.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 6.6 mi
- Powder House: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.4 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 20.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 3.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.7 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Kalmia Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | WNW 283° | 149 m | 5.4 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NE 55° | 144 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crandall Hill | WNW 289° | 137 m | 4.3 mi |
| Comstock Hill | NW 306° | 137 m | 6.0 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 58° | 120 m | 3.0 mi |
| Lantern Hill | ENE 71° | 118 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lynch Hill | WNW 293° | 115 m | 4.9 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | WSW 252° | 112 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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