Nature reserve · Connecticut
Orchard Street Open Space
Orchard Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Raymond Hill stands 170 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Vine Street Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Norwich
How to reach it
Coordinates41.53343, -72.07084
- 5.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Vine Street Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Chestnut Street Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Old Division Street Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Seventh Street Open Space: 0.6 mi
- School Street Open Space: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Brook Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Franklin Park: 0.2 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.4 mi
- Monsignor Joseph V. King Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Washington Street Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 0.4 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Jail Hill: 0.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.2 mi
- Crown Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 0.8 mi
- Miantonomo: 1.5 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 2.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.3 mi
- plaque: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 45
- Austrailia Beach: 13.1 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 13.6 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 13.6 mi
- Groton Beach: 13.8 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 39
- Promised Day: 0.6 mi
- Nevertheless: 0.7 mi
- Muffler Man: 1.4 mi
- River Blue: 3.0 mi
- Sparky: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Yantic Falls: 1.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 32
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 4.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 7.6 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 7.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 11.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 26
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 10.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 10.8 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.9 mi
- Laurel Walk: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 19.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.3 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 12.7 mi
- Powder House: 13.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Johnsonville Village: 20.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 8.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Orchard Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Hill | WSW 244° | 170 m | 6.2 mi |
| Scott Hill | W 277° | 165 m | 7.4 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | ESE 110° | 163 m | 7.3 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | SW 231° | 162 m | 7.3 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 322° | 160 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mason Hill | NW 314° | 158 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | W 275° | 153 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 271° | 152 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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