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Potter Village Estates Open Space

Potter Village Estates Open Space from directly overhead

Potter Village Estates Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Piasta Road Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.3 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09058, -71.92065

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Bonners Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Blood Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Dresser Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Bates Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Conlin Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
  • Buffumville Lake Park: 1.9 mi
  • French River Park: 3.4 mi
  • Treasure Land Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Josling Park (ext.): 3.6 mi
  • Joslin Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Cellar Hole: 6.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Motion: 5.0 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 9.1 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 10.9 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 11.2 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Herb Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Small House Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 12.4 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 13.1 mi
Museums: 20
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cargill Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Cascade: 23.5 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.7 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Potter Village Estates Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Mugget HillNNW 334°328 m6.0 mi
Long HillNNW 343°328 m7.6 mi
Flat HillNNW 344°324 m8.1 mi
Doane HillNW 320°310 m7.8 mi
Williams HillNNW 328°304 m5.8 mi
Casey HillNW 325°303 m8.2 mi
Mugget HillNNW 328°299 m3.5 mi
Wheelock HillNW 318°294 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465766717062504030
Precip in3.83.24.44.33.64.13.94.24.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/888498526

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