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Massapeag Point Road Open Space

Massapeag Point Road Open Space from directly overhead

Massapeag Point Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Montville
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.46436, -72.07477

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 0.5 mi
  • Judge Crandall Field: 0.8 mi
  • Fort Shantok Park: 1.0 mi
  • Pfizer Field: 1.5 mi
  • Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 4.0 mi
  • Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 4.9 mi
  • Miantonomo: 6.0 mi
  • The Guns: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 50
Waterfalls: 28
Attractions: 27
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 3.0 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 3.1 mi
  • The Whale: 7.7 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.3 mi
  • Large Glacial Erratic: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 22
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 2.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Windham Spring: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Massapeag Point Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillW 272°182 m6.6 mi
Raymond HillWNW 291°170 m5.7 mi
Dolbeare HillW 272°162 m5.5 mi
Wawecus HillNNW 327°153 m6.1 mi
Bear HillNW 314°152 m6.9 mi
Bargy LedgesNW 308°151 m6.2 mi
Sharp HillWSW 257°149 m4.1 mi
Ayer HillENE 78°144 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/984769672

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