Moose Meadow Road Open Space
Moose Meadow Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Holt Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 14 miles off.
Old Town Dump
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Willington
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Holt Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Wenberg Hill: 0.8 mi
- Whifford Hill: 1.4 mi
- Parker Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sharpe Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jared Sparks Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Langhammer Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Fermier Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Fliegel Farm Woods: 1.8 mi
- Ruby Road Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 2.0 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 5.4 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- William Benton Museum of Art: 5.8 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 5.8 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 3.2 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Old root cellar: 5.7 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 6.7 mi
- River Road Park: 3.1 mi
- Ashford Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Halls Pond Swim Area: 4.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 5.4 mi
- Morey Pond Boat Launch: 5.6 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 5.7 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 5.7 mi
- The Arc: 5.7 mi
- Crisscross XVI: 5.7 mi
- Harvest Joy: 5.7 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 5.5 mi
- Wolf Rock: 9.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.4 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 11.3 mi
- filled-in well: 11.8 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 5.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 5.7 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 5.7 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 7.3 mi
- Codfish Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cascades: 6.0 mi
- Cascades: 6.1 mi
- Cascade: 8.6 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 9.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 4.2 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 7.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.8 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 13.8 mi
- Streeter Beach: 16.0 mi
- Coney Rock: 6.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Flag Rock: 13.1 mi
- Indian Leap: 22.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 3.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 3.4 mi
- Bara-Hack: 11.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 15.6 mi
- Picnic: 11.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Moose Meadow Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Hill | N 8° | 396 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNE 17° | 371 m | 6.0 mi |
| Stickney Hill | NNE 19° | 371 m | 7.5 mi |
| Snow Hill | NNE 14° | 362 m | 4.6 mi |
| Lead Mine Hill | NNE 26° | 361 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | N 359° | 354 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sky Hill | NNE 24° | 331 m | 4.6 mi |
| Coye Hill | NE 40° | 331 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43440172
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