- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 7.8 miles
- Raymond Hill170 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1698.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4919, -72.0503
Mello Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 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.
- Operated by
- Town of Preston
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Hill | W 271° | 170 m | 6.6 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | E 86° | 163 m | 5.8 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | WSW 255° | 162 m | 7.0 mi |
| Barns Hill | E 88° | 155 m | 6.9 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NW 305° | 153 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 295° | 152 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bay Mountain | ENE 64° | 152 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bargy Ledges | WNW 287° | 151 m | 6.4 mi |
- 8.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 10.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 20.5 mi off the Shannock Road
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
- Poquetanuck Sedge Beds: 0.4 mi
- Thames River Water Access: 0.7 mi
- Poquetanuck Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Laurel Circle Drive Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Road Open Space: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 0.6 mi
- Aljen Heights: 0.7 mi
- Fort Shantok Park: 1.8 mi
- Trading Cove Association: 2.2 mi
- Thamesville Playground: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Miantonomo: 4.0 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 2.8 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 2.9 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 3.3 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 3.5 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 47
- Austrailia Beach: 10.0 mi
- Groton Beach: 10.9 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 11.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 11.1 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 39
- River Blue: 2.0 mi
- Promised Day: 2.6 mi
- Nevertheless: 2.6 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.0 mi
- Sparky: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Yantic Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascade: 9.6 mi
- Cascade: 9.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 10.9 mi
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
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Sprout Garden: 8.2 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 8.3 mi
- Azalea Garden: 8.4 mi
- Laurel Walk: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 22.4 mi
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
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 16.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 16.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 10.2 mi
- Powder House: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 5.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.0 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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