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Millstone Drive Open Space

Millstone Drive Open Space from directly overhead

Millstone Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kellogg Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space

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Coordinates41.60190, -72.42747
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Farley Field: 1.7 mi
  • CT Salmon River State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Fireman's Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
  • Seamster Park: 3.8 mi
  • Little League Baseball Park: 3.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 58
  • Rain Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 7.4 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 50
  • Day Pond Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Grayville Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascade: 5.0 mi
  • Tartia Falls: 5.0 mi
  • The Cascade: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Eagle Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Pumpkintown USA: 3.5 mi
  • Insect Hotel: 4.9 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 5.9 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 31
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 7
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Millstone Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckNNW 342°273 m7.7 mi
John Tom HillNNW 343°272 m7.8 mi
Meshomasic MountainWNW 288°265 m6.3 mi
Clark HillW 265°241 m5.1 mi
Post HillNE 44°239 m6.7 mi
Kongscut MountainNNW 329°234 m7.5 mi
Burnt HillNNE 20°229 m6.6 mi
Raccoon HillW 276°228 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439735

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