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Lynch Hill Road Open Space

Lynch Hill Road Open Space from directly overhead

Lynch Hill Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Montville
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.46826, -72.13683

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 1.9 mi
  • Fort Shantok Park: 3.0 mi
  • Trading Cove Association: 3.1 mi
  • Judge Crandall Field: 3.6 mi
  • Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches: 53
Artworks: 38
Waterfalls: 37
  • Yantic Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Silver Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Cascade: 9.9 mi
  • Cascade: 10.0 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 5.3 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 5.4 mi
  • turtle rock: 7.8 mi
  • The Whale: 8.2 mi
  • tri-town marker: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 1.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Windham Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Lynch Hill Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillW 270°182 m3.4 mi
Maynard HillW 266°174 m5.4 mi
Forsyth HillW 279°171 m4.5 mi
Raymond HillNW 309°170 m2.8 mi
Dolbeare HillW 267°162 m2.3 mi
Wawecus HillN 359°153 m4.8 mi
Bear HillNNW 339°152 m4.9 mi
Bargy LedgesNNW 335°151 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/984772592

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