Old Post Road Open Space
Old Post Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Snow Hill stands 362 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Robin Circle Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 27.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Named places within 25 miles
- Robin Circle Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Paulk Hill Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Alden Circle Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Dunn Hill Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Old Post Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Paulk Hill: 0.7 mi
- Sugar Hill: 1.7 mi
- Reed Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 3.1 mi
- Cassidy Hill: 3.4 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 0.8 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 0.8 mi
- New England Civil War Museum: 3.3 mi
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 6.1 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 1.0 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 5.3 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 8.2 mi
- North Cemetery: 2.0 mi
- Crystal Springs: 2.0 mi
- Henry Park: 3.2 mi
- Central Park: 3.3 mi
- Talcott Park: 3.3 mi
- Sorry Rock: 7.2 mi
- The Walking Wall: 8.0 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 8.0 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 8.0 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 8.0 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 0.8 mi
- sensory garden: 3.0 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 7.9 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 7.9 mi
- filled-in well: 4.2 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 11.4 mi
- Wolf Rock: 11.7 mi
- The Dreamyard: 12.0 mi
- Goat Rock: 13.4 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 3.1 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 6.3 mi
- Cascades: 6.6 mi
- Cascades: 6.6 mi
- Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Flag Rock: 6.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Coney Rock: 10.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Crow Point: 16.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 4.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 10.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 14.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 21.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
- Picnic: 18.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 4.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 4.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 10.4 mi
- Bara-Hack: 19.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Old Post Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | ENE 57° | 362 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | NE 47° | 354 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 9° | 332 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sky Hill | ENE 60° | 331 m | 11.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | N 354° | 323 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 351° | 322 m | 8.5 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | NNW 346° | 315 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 356° | 303 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/492885590
Day trips start here
Take the scenic way to Old Post Road Open Space.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.