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Laurel Hill Road Open Space

Laurel Hill Road Open Space from directly overhead

Laurel Hill Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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State of Connecticut
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.49568, -72.07768
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches: 49
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 34
Attractions: 29
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 5.1 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 5.2 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.2 mi
  • The Whale: 9.8 mi
  • turtle rock: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 2.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Windham Spring: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Laurel Hill Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillWSW 254°182 m6.7 mi
Raymond HillW 269°170 m5.2 mi
Prentice MountainE 89°163 m7.2 mi
Dolbeare HillWSW 249°162 m5.7 mi
Wawecus HillNW 313°153 m4.3 mi
Bear HillWNW 299°152 m5.5 mi
Hearthstone HillNNW 345°152 m7.5 mi
Bargy LedgesWNW 289°151 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1031891902

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