- Elevation, modelled
- 49 m
- Tallest summit within 7.7 miles
- Chapel Hill182 m · 7.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1697.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5011, -72.0743
Laurel Circle Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 49 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is F. W. Brown Tract, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.7 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Norwich
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Laurel Circle Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | WSW 251° | 182 m | 7.0 mi |
| Raymond Hill | W 265° | 170 m | 5.4 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | E 92° | 163 m | 7.1 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | WSW 247° | 162 m | 6.0 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NW 307° | 153 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 295° | 152 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hearthstone Hill | NNW 342° | 152 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bashon Hill | WNW 303° | 152 m | 7.7 mi |
- 7.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 12.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 21.9 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- F. W. Brown Tract: 0.1 mi
- Laurel Hill Road Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Crandall Property: 0.6 mi
- Poquetanuck Road Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Mello Drive Open Space: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Crown Hill: 0.5 mi
- Long Rock: 0.6 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.3 mi
- Crow Hill: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Thamesville Playground: 0.9 mi
- Trading Cove Association: 0.9 mi
- Elizabeth Street Park: 1.5 mi
- Howard T. Brown Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- The Marina at American Wharf: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 1.5 mi
- Miantonomo: 3.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 6.3 mi
Museums
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 2.3 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 2.3 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 2.4 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 2.5 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 49
- Austrailia Beach: 11.2 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 11.4 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 11.5 mi
- Groton Beach: 11.7 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 39
- River Blue: 1.0 mi
- Nevertheless: 1.6 mi
- Promised Day: 1.6 mi
- Muffler Man: 1.7 mi
- Sparky: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Yantic Falls: 2.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 28
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.5 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.5 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 6.8 mi
- The Whale: 10.2 mi
- turtle rock: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 26
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Sprout Garden: 8.5 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 8.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 8.6 mi
- Laurel Walk: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 16.3 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 2.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 17.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 17.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 10.4 mi
- Powder House: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.0 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 7.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 20.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 2 mi away.
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