- Elevation, modelled
- 150 m
- Tallest summit within 11.0 miles
- Paulk Hill294 m · 6.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16920.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7976, -72.3462
North River Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 150 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Manchester Fox and Coon Club, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 20 miles off.
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of North River Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulk Hill | NNW 340° | 294 m | 6.1 mi |
| Whifford Hill | NE 35° | 291 m | 7.9 mi |
| Kendall Hill | N 354° | 290 m | 8.5 mi |
| Grant Hill | WNW 303° | 284 m | 2.5 mi |
| Sugar Hill | N 349° | 282 m | 6.8 mi |
| Reed Hill | NW 319° | 275 m | 4.4 mi |
| Parker Mountain | NNE 32° | 275 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mannantuck | SW 227° | 273 m | 9.0 mi |
- 20.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 24.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Manchester Fox and Coon Club: 0.6 mi
- Old Tolland Turnpike Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Carpenter Road Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Grant Hill Road Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Wrights Mill Road Open Space: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Riley Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cassidy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.2 mi
- Ball Hill: 4.3 mi
Parks
- Laidlaw Park: 1.3 mi
- Lisicke Beach: 1.4 mi
- Merrow Meadow Park: 2.4 mi
- Patriots Park: 2.9 mi
- Coventry Lake State Boat Launch: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 2.9 mi
- dog memorial: 3.1 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 4.5 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 4.5 mi
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 4.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 4.8 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 4.8 mi
- The Walking Wall: 4.8 mi
- Dove Tower and Inverted Pyramid: 4.9 mi
- The Walking Wall: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 53
- Mansfield Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 4.7 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 4.7 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 47
- filled-in well: 5.8 mi
- Wolf Rock: 7.4 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 9.3 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 9.5 mi
- Insect Hotel: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Cascades: 3.4 mi
- Cascades: 3.4 mi
- Codfish Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 7.0 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Flag Rock: 5.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Coney Rock: 7.5 mi
- Crow Point: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 6
- Halls Pond Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 14.4 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 19.2 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 6.9 mi
- Bara-Hack: 18.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic: 20.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 8.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 6 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Storrs · 5 mi
- Tolland · 5 mi
- Willimantic · 9 mi
- East Windsor · 14 mi
- Somers · 14 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 16 mi
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