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Marchand Open Space

Marchand Open Space from directly overhead

Marchand Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ricciardi Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 26 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Glastonbury

How to reach it

Coordinates41.64990, -72.51194

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions: 60
  • Car Wreck: 2.4 mi
  • Insect Hotel: 2.9 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 3.7 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 4.0 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • West Road Memorial Field: 2.7 mi
  • Butler Field: 3.0 mi
  • Matson Hill Open Space: 3.7 mi
  • Farley Field: 3.8 mi
  • Grange Pool: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 59
  • Cascade: 3.0 mi
  • The Cascade: 3.6 mi
  • Cascades: 3.8 mi
  • Blackledge Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Carr Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 55
Cliffs: 17
  • Crow Point: 6.7 mi
  • Flag Rock: 10.2 mi
  • South Wall: 16.9 mi
  • Solar Panel: 16.9 mi
  • Superstructure: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Marchand Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckNNE 26°273 m4.5 mi
John Tom HillNNE 26°272 m4.6 mi
Meshomasic MountainSW 229°265 m2.1 mi
Clark HillS 191°241 m3.9 mi
Post HillE 80°239 m9.1 mi
Lookout MountainN 11°237 m7.4 mi
Kongscut MountainN 9°234 m3.2 mi
Birch MountainNNE 13°233 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:23

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/949278865

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