Nature reserve · Connecticut
North Road Open Space
North Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Ayer Hill stands 144 m to the north-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Patricks Court Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Groton
How to reach it
Coordinates41.39878, -72.01696
- 9.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 19.0 mi off the Shannock Road
- 20.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Patricks Court Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Candlewood Ridge: 0.7 mi
- August Meadows Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Watrous Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Haley Woods Open Space: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Farquahar Park: 1.1 mi
- Fieldcrest Park: 2.2 mi
- Model Park: 2.9 mi
- River Road Park: 3.0 mi
- Old Mystic Playground: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Gungywamp Hill: 1.9 mi
- Gallup Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 2.5 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 2.7 mi
- Shack Hill: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Nathan Lester House: 2.5 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 3.0 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 3.7 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 3.7 mi
- Children's Museum: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 2.9 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 3.7 mi
- Master Shipbuilders: 3.7 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 3.7 mi
- Avery Memorial Monument: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 55
- Austrailia Beach: 3.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 4.5 mi
- Williams Beach: 4.7 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 5.4 mi
- Bushy Point Beach: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 25
- Ledyard Oak Site: 2.5 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 2.5 mi
- The Whale: 5.0 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.4 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Cascade: 3.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 10.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 24
- Giant Gnome: 3.6 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.6 mi
- Mystic Blue: 3.7 mi
- Penguin: 3.8 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 18
- Caroline Black Garden: 4.7 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 4.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 4.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 5.0 mi
- Laurel Walk: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 10.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 6.1 mi
- Powder House: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.4 mi
- Crow Head: 21.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 22.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 2.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 21.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of North Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayer Hill | NNE 28° | 144 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NE 48° | 139 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | NE 50° | 139 m | 7.7 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NW 304° | 137 m | 6.9 mi |
| Swantown Hill | NE 43° | 132 m | 7.1 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 12° | 120 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lantern Hill | NE 42° | 118 m | 5.7 mi |
| Lynch Hill | NW 305° | 115 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1056778253
Day trips start here
- Ledyard · 3 mi
- Groton · 4 mi
- Mystic · 4 mi
- New London · 5 mi
- Stonington · 6 mi
- Preston · 7 mi
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