Nature reserve · Connecticut
Overlook Road West Open Space
Overlook Road West Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Bare Hill stands 193 m to the north, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Wightman, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 1.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of North Stonington
How to reach it
Coordinates41.51414, -71.87629
- 1.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 9.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Camp Wightman: 0.6 mi
- Walter–Weeman Tract: 1.5 mi
- Wyassup Road Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Groton Sportsmen's Club: 2.6 mi
- Westbrook Fishing Club: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Swain Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Chapman Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pendleton Hill: 1.8 mi
- Barns Hill: 2.5 mi
- Stewart Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Wyassup Lake Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
- Saint Anne Playground: 3.1 mi
- Pasquale and Maria Camputaro Memorial Field: 3.1 mi
- Glasgo Pond Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- Glasgo Pond Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 5.1 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 5.2 mi
- Cellar Hole: 5.2 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 7.9 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 9.0 mi
Museums: 60
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 5.2 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 5.6 mi
- Westerly Armory: 9.5 mi
- John Bishop House: 9.6 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 40
- Austrailia Beach: 11.5 mi
- Williams Beach: 12.4 mi
- DuBois Beach: 12.9 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 13.0 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 27
- Stone Turtle: 7.0 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 10.2 mi
- Promised Day: 10.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 10.4 mi
- Penguin: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 10.5 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 11.0 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 11.1 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 11.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Stepstone Falls: 9.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 11.1 mi
- Cascade: 13.2 mi
- Cascade: 13.4 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 17
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 15.0 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 15.1 mi
- Sprout Garden: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 14.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 15.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 16.7 mi
- Powder House: 17.0 mi
- Big Beach: 18.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Old Spring: 8.7 mi
- Factory Pond: 16.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.3 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 23.6 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 14.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 14.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 11.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Overlook Road West Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Hill | N 6° | 193 m | 8.7 mi |
| Escoheag Hill | NE 40° | 168 m | 8.3 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | WSW 250° | 163 m | 3.4 mi |
| Penny Hill | NE 40° | 159 m | 10.3 mi |
| Chapman Hill | SSE 151° | 158 m | 1.6 mi |
| Stone Hill | N 354° | 157 m | 7.1 mi |
| Barns Hill | WSW 237° | 155 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | ESE 115° | 153 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1025033389
Day trips start here
- Griswold · 5 mi
- North Stonington · 5 mi
- Hopkinton · 6 mi
- Preston · 6 mi
- Ashaway · 8 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 9 mi
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