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Pyquaug Village Open Space

Pyquaug Village Open Space from directly overhead

Pyquaug Village Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Maxwell Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

Pyquaug Village, Parcel 5, Sec. 6 Open Space; Private, Members Or Owners Only

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Wethersfield

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67210, -72.68512

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Maxwell Park: 0.1 mi
  • Old Common: 0.3 mi
  • Harvey Fuller Grounds: 1.4 mi
  • Candlewyck Park: 1.4 mi
  • Churchill Green: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 1.5 mi
  • Home: 5.0 mi
  • Pulaski: 6.2 mi
  • Equality: 6.2 mi
  • Stegosaurus: 6.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Mill Pond Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascades: 5.3 mi
  • Westfield Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 6.8 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hermit spring: 23.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 18.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Pyquaug Village Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainSSW 199°272 m8.8 mi
Meshomasic MountainESE 112°265 m7.9 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 285°229 m7.7 mi
Raccoon HillESE 121°228 m8.4 mi
Great HillSE 133°222 m9.2 mi
Ragged MountainWSW 242°217 m8.0 mi
Bradley MountainW 263°207 m7.9 mi
Camels HumpSSW 198°207 m9.4 mi

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441001

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