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Mello Drive Open Space

Mello Drive Open Space from directly overhead

Mello Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Raymond Hill stands 170 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Preston
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.49190, -72.05030
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Huckleberry Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Long Rock: 1.4 mi
  • Crown Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Crow Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 29
Attractions: 27
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 4.7 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 4.7 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.3 mi
  • The Whale: 9.8 mi
  • Large Glacial Erratic: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 25
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Factory Pond: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Mello Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Raymond HillW 271°170 m6.6 mi
Prentice MountainE 86°163 m5.8 mi
Dolbeare HillWSW 255°162 m7.0 mi
Barns HillE 88°155 m6.9 mi
Wawecus HillNW 305°153 m5.6 mi
Bear HillWNW 295°152 m6.9 mi
Bay MountainENE 64°152 m7.8 mi
Bargy LedgesWNW 287°151 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:00
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/977651356

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