Phelps Park Open Space
Phelps Park Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. West Ledge stands 305 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 28.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cook Hill: 0.4 mi
- Day Hill: 1.6 mi
- Lighthouse Hill: 4.3 mi
- Grant Hill: 4.8 mi
- Tudor Hill: 5.1 mi
- Trent Drive Park: 0.6 mi
- Washington Park: 1.0 mi
- Pine Hill Open Space: 1.1 mi
- John Fitch Playground: 1.2 mi
- Barber Pond State Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Pepperbush Way Open Space (2 Parcels): 0.7 mi
- Pepperbush Way Open Space (2 Parcels): 0.8 mi
- Ludlow Road Property: 1.0 mi
- Mill Brook Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Way Open Space: 1.3 mi
- VW: 1.7 mi
- Farm Tool: 1.7 mi
- 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 2.0 mi
- Major John Mason Statue: 2.0 mi
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Cow: 2.0 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 2.6 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 5.0 mi
- Steamer: 5.1 mi
- Riverfront Relax: 5.1 mi
- Vintage Radio & Communications Museum of CT: 2.0 mi
- Windsor Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Walter Fyler House Museum: 2.0 mi
- Tobacco Museum: 3.9 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 4.1 mi
- The Dreamyard: 4.1 mi
- Keney Tower: 5.2 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 5.6 mi
- Mark Twain House: 5.8 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 6.4 mi
- Growing Roots Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Huntington Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
- Robert A. Prill Annual Garden: 5.6 mi
- Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden: 5.6 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 9.2 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 9.7 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 10.2 mi
- Northgate Falls: 10.4 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 10.6 mi
- Hart Meadow: 7.9 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 7.9 mi
- Garden Wall: 8.0 mi
- Superstructure: 8.6 mi
- Solar Panel: 8.6 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 10.9 mi
- Babbs Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.5 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 19.3 mi
- Holland Beach: 21.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 17.6 mi
- Big Spring: 18.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Phelps Park Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ledge | WNW 288° | 305 m | 10.9 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | WSW 249° | 276 m | 6.9 mi |
| East Hill | W 271° | 261 m | 11.4 mi |
| Onion Mountain | W 275° | 253 m | 10.6 mi |
| Ely Mound | WSW 240° | 246 m | 7.7 mi |
| Weed Hill | NW 304° | 241 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Horr | W 265° | 238 m | 11.5 mi |
| Broad Hill | NW 309° | 238 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43442480
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 8 mi
- Longmeadow · 15 mi
- Somers · 15 mi
- Tolland · 16 mi
- Hampden · 20 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
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