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Point Meadow Open Space

Point Meadow Open Space from directly overhead

Point Meadow Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kowalsky Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Glastonbury
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.72115, -72.63009
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Hockanum Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hanmer Park: 1.1 mi
  • Welles Park: 1.2 mi
  • Millbrook Playground: 1.2 mi
  • Rose Green: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks
Waterfalls
  • Cascades: 4.6 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Mill Pond Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 54
Cliffs: 21
  • Crow Point: 1.1 mi
  • South Wall: 9.3 mi
  • Solar Panel: 9.3 mi
  • Superstructure: 9.3 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Windham Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 22.1 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckE 96°273 m8.2 mi
John Tom HillE 96°272 m8.2 mi
Meshomasic MountainSE 144°265 m7.8 mi
Box HillENE 58°252 m10.7 mi
Ely MoundWNW 299°246 m10.1 mi
Clark HillSSE 148°241 m10.2 mi
Lookout MountainENE 72°237 m7.8 mi
Kongscut MountainESE 105°234 m6.8 mi
Conditions

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/951337726

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