Middle Road Open Space
Middle Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Drive Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Ellington
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Drive Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Abbott Road Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Jonathan Drive Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Pinney Street Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Pinney Street Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Pierce Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- EW Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- East Windsor Town Park: 1.8 mi
- Mill Pond: 2.4 mi
- Arbor Park: 2.7 mi
- East Windsor Historical Society Museum: 3.4 mi
- New England Civil War Museum: 3.8 mi
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 4.4 mi
- Connecticut Fire Truck and Motor Coach Museum: 4.9 mi
- Connecticut Trolley Museum: 5.0 mi
- sensory garden: 3.9 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 7.6 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 8.0 mi
- Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 8.0 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 8.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 4.1 mi
- Tudor Hill: 6.4 mi
- Reed Hill: 6.6 mi
- Paulk Hill: 6.6 mi
- Newell Hill: 6.8 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Hall: 6.3 mi
- Major John Mason Statue: 6.7 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 7.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Suffield Academy Bell: 9.6 mi
- Sorry Rock: 6.8 mi
- Cow: 10.7 mi
- Frog: 10.9 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 11.0 mi
- Steamer: 11.2 mi
- filled-in well: 5.3 mi
- The Dreamyard: 7.0 mi
- HU-16E "Albatross": 10.0 mi
- C-7A "Caribou": 10.0 mi
- A-3B "Skywarrior": 10.0 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 4.0 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 4.9 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 7.8 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.0 mi
- Case Falls: 9.0 mi
- Flag Rock: 7.8 mi
- Crow Point: 13.8 mi
- Hart Meadow: 16.5 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 16.5 mi
- Garden Wall: 16.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 8.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 11.4 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 15.0 mi
- Babbs Beach: 15.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 19.7 mi
- Rd: 22.1 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 22.1 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 22.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.6 mi
- Picnic: 23.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Middle Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NE 47° | 332 m | 11.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNE 29° | 323 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 37° | 322 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 28° | 319 m | 11.9 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | NE 48° | 315 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 30° | 303 m | 11.6 mi |
| Perkins Mountain | NNE 30° | 298 m | 10.6 mi |
| Paulk Hill | E 96° | 294 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1349366521
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 3 mi
- Somers · 7 mi
- Tolland · 8 mi
- Longmeadow · 12 mi
- Hampden · 13 mi
- Storrs · 15 mi
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