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Mill Brook Open Space

Mill Brook Open Space from directly overhead

Mill Brook Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. West Ledge stands 305 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is John Fitch Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Windsor
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.85766, -72.65609
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Cook Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Day Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Lighthouse Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Tudor Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Barrett Hill: 4.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Major John Mason Statue: 1.0 mi
  • VW: 2.8 mi
  • Farm Tool: 2.8 mi
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 3.1 mi
  • Tim Coyne Memorial: 3.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Dreamyard: 3.8 mi
  • Keney Tower: 5.9 mi
  • Geographic Center of Hartford: 6.5 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 6.5 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 6.5 mi
Gardens: 60
Waterfalls: 59
  • Center Springs Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 9.0 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Case Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Cathles Trail Falls: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Hart Meadow: 9.0 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.0 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Superstructure: 9.7 mi
  • Solar Panel: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 20.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Mill Brook Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West LedgeWNW 284°305 m11.5 mi
Talcott MountainWSW 247°276 m8.0 mi
Onion MountainW 271°253 m11.5 mi
Box HillESE 110°252 m11.1 mi
Ely MoundWSW 239°246 m8.8 mi
Lookout MountainSE 129°237 m11.3 mi
Case MountainSE 128°215 m11.4 mi
Fox HillE 88°200 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1525870896

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