Nature reserve · Connecticut
Modock Road Open Space
Modock Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunn Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Putnam
How to reach it
Coordinates41.87562, -71.92154
- 2.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 13.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 12.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dunn Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Duck Marsh Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Tucker Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Janice L. Bosworth Meadows: 1.5 mi
- Lyon Preserve: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Golden Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bowen Hill: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hospital Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pomfret Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- John F. Simonzi, Sr. Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Pomfret Green: 2.6 mi
- Putnam Civil War Veterans Monument: 2.7 mi
- Owen Bell Park: 2.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Pineville Mill: 3.3 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 4.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 42
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 4.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.7 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 11.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 12.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 13.0 mi
Museums: 38
- Aspinock Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 3.3 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 5.2 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 25
- Motion: 16.4 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 17.3 mi
- U’s and C’s: 17.3 mi
- Copper Tower: 17.4 mi
- The Fallen: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 18
- Moosup Pond Beach: 10.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 11.5 mi
- Wescott Beach: 11.6 mi
- YWCA Beach: 15.1 mi
- Flynns Beach: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Cargill Falls: 2.8 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 12.7 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 14.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Codfish Falls: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 15
- Schwenk Family Garden: 17.7 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 17.8 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 17.8 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 17.8 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Woodward's Rock: 10.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 15.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 12.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Modock Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatney Hill | NW 317° | 283 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ragged Hill | WNW 288° | 265 m | 6.0 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | WNW 296° | 265 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 306° | 264 m | 6.8 mi |
| Daven Hill | WNW 300° | 258 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hammond Hill | NW 307° | 257 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jerimoth Hill | ESE 104° | 256 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sherman Hill | W 270° | 252 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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