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Reardon Open Space

Reardon Open Space from directly overhead

Reardon Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard and Barbara Booth Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 30 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Glastonbury

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65166, -72.59600

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Taylor Family Circle: 0.6 mi
  • Grange Pool: 1.1 mi
  • Matson Hill Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Ferry Landing Park: 1.8 mi
  • Dr. Barbara Orsini Surwilo Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 4.8 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 4.9 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 5.0 mi
  • Constitution Oak: 5.1 mi
  • Car Wreck: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 56
Cliffs: 21
Beaches: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Reardon Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckENE 58°273 m7.5 mi
John Tom HillENE 58°272 m7.5 mi
Meshomasic MountainESE 118°265 m3.1 mi
Clark HillSE 137°241 m5.3 mi
Lookout MountainNE 38°237 m9.1 mi
Kongscut MountainENE 58°234 m5.7 mi
Birch MountainNE 41°233 m9.0 mi
Raccoon HillSE 138°228 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/949278807

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