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Plymouth Drive Open Space

Plymouth Drive Open Space from directly overhead

Plymouth Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Family Meadows, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.

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Coordinates41.84556, -72.74032
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 1.7 mi
  • Farm Tool: 1.8 mi
  • VW: 1.9 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 2.4 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Museums
Attractions: 59
Waterfalls: 59
Gardens: 57
  • Perennial Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Shade Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Primary Garden: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Cow: 1.8 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 2.6 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 2.7 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 3.7 mi
  • Painted Cow: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 5.3 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 5.3 mi
  • Garden Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Superstructure: 6.2 mi
  • Solar Panel: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Hermit spring: 16.0 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 21.4 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Plymouth Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ratlum MountainWNW 287°358 m10.1 mi
Breezy HillW 281°327 m10.5 mi
Pine ConeNW 317°323 m9.8 mi
West LedgeWNW 298°305 m7.7 mi
Talcott MountainSW 232°276 m3.8 mi
Taine MountainWSW 238°268 m10.6 mi
East HillW 273°261 m8.0 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 269°257 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436724

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