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Lucas Park

Lucas Park from directly overhead

Lucas Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Balawender Drive Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.0 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.52440, -72.10132
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 38
Waterfalls: 38
Attractions: 32
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 5.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 7.4 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 7.4 mi
  • turtle rock: 11.1 mi
  • The Whale: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Windham Spring: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Lucas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillSW 233°182 m6.5 mi
Forsyth HillWSW 244°171 m7.0 mi
Raymond HillWSW 242°170 m4.5 mi
Scott HillWNW 285°165 m6.0 mi
Dolbeare HillSW 226°162 m5.7 mi
Meeting House HillNNW 338°160 m5.9 mi
Mason HillNNW 327°158 m7.0 mi
Wawecus HillWNW 296°153 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:48
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/43441837

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