Nature reserve · Connecticut
Lantern Ridge Open Space
Lantern Ridge Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the north-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Rimmon, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Beacon Falls
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42642, -73.05023
- 12.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rock Rimmon: 0.5 mi
- Skorarat Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rimmon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Beacon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tobys Rock Mountain: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Volunteer Park: 1.4 mi
- Beacon Falls Town Recreation Field: 1.7 mi
- Chatfield Park: 1.8 mi
- Pole Hill Park: 1.9 mi
- French Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Ida Carrington Lowell Land: 1.7 mi
- Beacon Falls Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Woodward Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Matthies Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Donnelly Property: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 2.6 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 4.4 mi
- Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 5.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 6.0 mi
Museums
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 4.8 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 7.1 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 7.8 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 7.9 mi
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 7.2 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 7.3 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 53
- Bethany Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing: 8.1 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 8.5 mi
- Poet's Circle: 8.5 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 52
- Hopp Brook Falls: 2.0 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.4 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 42
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 1.9 mi
- Millstone: 6.3 mi
- Millstone: 6.4 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 11.6 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 25
- End of the Line/West Rock: 8.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 8.7 mi
- Maori Head: 8.7 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 8.9 mi
- Ben Franklin: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Bethel Rock: 11.1 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 15.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pond View: 12.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 12.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 12.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 19.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 19.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 19.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Lantern Ridge Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Hill | NNW 332° | 275 m | 4.5 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | NW 319° | 273 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Sanford | ENE 65° | 263 m | 5.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 22° | 263 m | 7.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NE 35° | 260 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NNE 27° | 259 m | 4.7 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NE 52° | 253 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hunters Mountain | NNW 329° | 246 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.
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