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PTA Lane Open Space

PTA Lane Open Space from directly overhead

PTA Lane Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tantaquidgeon Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Town of Montville
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.47511, -72.09701

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Fort Shantok Park: 0.9 mi
  • Trading Cove Association: 1.6 mi
  • Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
  • Judge Crandall Field: 2.1 mi
  • Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 51
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 34
Attractions: 31
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 4.2 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 4.3 mi
  • The Whale: 8.3 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 8.9 mi
  • turtle rock: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 25
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 1.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Windham Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of PTA Lane Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillW 265°182 m5.5 mi
Forsyth HillW 272°171 m6.5 mi
Raymond HillWNW 287°170 m4.4 mi
Dolbeare HillW 262°162 m4.4 mi
Wawecus HillNNW 333°153 m4.8 mi
Bear HillNW 317°152 m5.6 mi
Bargy LedgesNW 310°151 m4.8 mi
Sharp HillWSW 240°149 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/984769667

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