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Main Street Open Space

Main Street Open Space from directly overhead

Main Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is North Stonington Town Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 1.5 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space; Town Open Space (Main Street & Route 2)

What to expect

Operated by
Town of North Stonington

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43840, -71.87829

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches: 42
Artworks: 23
  • Stone Turtle: 3.3 mi
  • Penguin: 5.9 mi
  • Giant Gnome: 6.1 mi
  • Mjolnir: 6.1 mi
  • Mystic Blue: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 22
Gardens: 16
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cascade: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade: 9.4 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Silver Falls: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Pavilion: 12.0 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 12.2 mi
  • Skate Hut: 13.7 mi
  • Powder House: 13.9 mi
  • Big Beach: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Factory Pond: 14.8 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Main Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainNW 323°163 m5.1 mi
Chapman HillNNE 13°158 m3.9 mi
Barns HillNNW 333°155 m4.4 mi
Pendleton HillNNE 21°153 m4.8 mi
Bay MountainNNW 345°152 m7.4 mi
Stewart HillN 355°149 m2.7 mi
Ayer HillNW 307°144 m5.1 mi
Cossaduck HillNNW 331°139 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1519:4320:25
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1115:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495867747266554638
Precip in3.32.74.23.93.33.52.93.53.84.33.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440570

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