- Elevation, modelled
- 188 m
- Tallest summit within 12.8 miles
- Bald Mountain322 m · 12.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16925.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8115, -72.4568
Rambling Ridge Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 188 m. Bald Mountain stands 322 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Box Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 26 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
- Operated by
- Town of Vernon
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Rambling Ridge Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | N 11° | 322 m | 12.7 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | NNE 12° | 315 m | 10.4 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NE 37° | 294 m | 6.0 mi |
| Whifford Hill | ENE 61° | 291 m | 11.6 mi |
| Kendall Hill | NNE 33° | 290 m | 9.0 mi |
| Grant Hill | E 84° | 284 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NE 37° | 282 m | 7.2 mi |
| Reed Hill | NE 50° | 275 m | 3.7 mi |
- 25.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 29.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Box Hill: 0.6 mi
- Green Hill: 2.6 mi
- Whites Hill: 2.8 mi
- Grant Hill: 3.6 mi
- Fox Hill: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Valley Falls Park: 0.7 mi
- John S. Risley Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Boulder Crest Lane Park: 0.9 mi
- Vernon Town Property: 1.1 mi
- Chelsea Ridge Open Space: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Meadowbrook Play Area: 1.5 mi
- Lower Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
- Bolton Lake Boat Launch & Dam: 1.8 mi
- Indian Notch Park: 1.8 mi
- Upper Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Sorry Rock: 1.7 mi
- Frog: 7.3 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 10.4 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 10.4 mi
- The Walking Wall: 10.4 mi
Museums
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 2.0 mi
- New England Civil War Museum: 3.9 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 4.8 mi
- The Fire Museum: 5.0 mi
- Old Manchester Museum: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 5.5 mi
- dog memorial: 7.4 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 8.3 mi
- Major John Mason Statue: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 59
- filled-in well: 1.6 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 5.9 mi
- The Dreamyard: 7.7 mi
- Hay Tedder: 8.3 mi
- Car Wreck: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Talcott Ravine: 1.8 mi
- Case Falls: 3.8 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 3.9 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 3.9 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 54
- sensory garden: 4.8 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 5.9 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 6.3 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 6.3 mi
- Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Flag Rock: 1.5 mi
- Crow Point: 11.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Halls Pond Beach: 8.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 16.3 mi
- Babbs Beach: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 6.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.2 mi
- Bara-Hack: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.8 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.7 mi
- Picnic: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 14.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 11 mi away.
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