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Old Tannery Lane Open Space

Old Tannery Lane Open Space from directly overhead

Old Tannery Lane Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Street Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Rocky Hill

How to reach it

Coordinates41.64258, -72.68719

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Parks
Gardens: 60
Historic sites
  • Butler Saw Mill: 2.1 mi
  • Butler Grist Mill: 2.2 mi
  • Butler Sugden Dam & Sluiceway 1854: 2.3 mi
  • Butler Shear Factory & Steven Toy Factory 1854-1870: 2.4 mi
  • Bulkeley Corne Mill 1680-1830: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls
Attractions
Artworks: 46
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Old Tannery Lane Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainSSW 204°272 m6.9 mi
Meshomasic MountainE 97°265 m7.5 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 298°229 m8.4 mi
Raccoon HillESE 107°228 m7.6 mi
Great HillESE 122°222 m8.1 mi
Ragged MountainWSW 256°217 m7.2 mi
Camels HumpSSW 202°207 m7.5 mi
Bradley MountainW 278°207 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1017702847

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