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Limestone Drive Open Space

Limestone Drive Open Space from directly overhead

Limestone Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Ivy Mountain stands 504 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Ruwet Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Torrington

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80224, -73.08417

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Sap Evaporator: 3.2 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 5.1 mi
  • John Brown Birthplace: 5.1 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls
Attractions: 52
  • Pinnacle Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 4.3 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 6.1 mi
  • Tory's Den: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Bike Sculpture: 14.4 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 16.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 17.2 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 17.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 36
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 5.6 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 13.4 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Judea Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 30
  • Hornet's Nest: 3.0 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 6.8 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 7.4 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 7.4 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 5.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Limestone Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy MountainNW 304°504 m8.6 mi
Brass MountainWNW 297°491 m8.8 mi
Beech HillNW 305°452 m7.8 mi
Platt HillNNW 346°443 m6.8 mi
Mount OuleoutNNW 326°433 m7.8 mi
Lucas HillWNW 296°430 m7.6 mi
Burr MountainNW 320°425 m8.1 mi
School HillWNW 287°425 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398314

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