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Pond Factory Road Open Space

Pond Factory Road Open Space from directly overhead

Pond Factory Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Coye Hill stands 331 m to the west-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodstock Town Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.9 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space; Town Open Space (Pond Factory Road)

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Woodstock
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.02262, -72.02784
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Dresser Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • World War Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Southbridge Town Common: 3.6 mi
  • Stevens Park: 3.6 mi
  • Joe Capillo Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 9.0 mi
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 9.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 10.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 37
  • Motion: 5.5 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 16.0 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 17.7 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 18.1 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 18.7 mi
Museums: 34
Gardens: 18
  • Small House Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 18.7 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cargill Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade: 17.0 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Cascades: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 2.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Pond Factory Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coye HillWSW 242°331 m5.7 mi
Blake HillWNW 301°328 m6.4 mi
Walker MountainWSW 237°325 m6.7 mi
Hatchet HillW 274°313 m2.7 mi
Corbin HillWSW 238°289 m3.9 mi
Leadmine MountainNW 311°287 m5.8 mi
Coatney HillS 175°283 m4.6 mi
Joe Margy HillS 183°281 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1319:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465766706962494031
Precip in4.13.54.64.43.74.44.34.44.25.04.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442311

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