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Old Barry Farm Open Space

Old Barry Farm Open Space from directly overhead

Old Barry Farm Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Conover Tract, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 15 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee. Boundary from Town GIS.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Waterford
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.40424, -72.14024

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Leary Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lisa Dedrick Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Cohanzie Park: 2.0 mi
  • Erickson Park: 2.9 mi
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 2.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches: 59
Attractions: 36
  • The Whale: 4.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 4.7 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 4.8 mi
  • turtle rock: 7.8 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Silver Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade: 7.1 mi
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Cascade: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Sprout Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 2.4 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Old Barry Farm Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillNW 324°182 m5.5 mi
Dolbeare HillNNW 334°162 m4.8 mi
Sharp HillN 350°149 m3.3 mi
Crandall HillN 11°137 m3.5 mi
Comstock HillN 359°137 m5.6 mi
Ridge HillWNW 302°134 m3.2 mi
Morgan HillW 280°120 m2.9 mi
Polly HillW 270°117 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/670940214

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