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Laurel Lane Open Space

Laurel Lane Open Space from directly overhead

Laurel Lane Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north, 3.5 miles off. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 24 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.65766, -72.47216
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • West Road Memorial Field: 0.8 mi
  • Farley Field: 2.8 mi
  • Butler Field: 3.8 mi
  • Burnt Hill Park: 4.8 mi
  • Sears Park: 5.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions: 59
  • Insect Hotel: 0.9 mi
  • Car Wreck: 2.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 4.2 mi
  • Pumpkintown USA: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Rain Garden: 5.0 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 8.6 mi
  • Heritage Herb Garden: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Cascade: 1.9 mi
  • Blackledge Falls: 3.1 mi
  • The Cascade: 5.2 mi
  • Cascades: 5.8 mi
  • Grayville Falls: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 6
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.3 mi
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 14.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Laurel Lane Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckN 359°273 m3.5 mi
John Tom HillN 360°272 m3.5 mi
Meshomasic MountainWSW 242°265 m4.1 mi
Box HillN 5°252 m10.1 mi
Clark HillSSW 213°241 m5.1 mi
Post HillE 82°239 m7.0 mi
Lookout MountainN 354°237 m6.8 mi
Kongscut MountainNNW 329°234 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442194

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