Ricciardi Open Space
Ricciardi Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Glastonbury, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Glastonbury
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Town of Glastonbury: 0.2 mi
- Marchand Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Cavanaugh Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Clearview Estates Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Old Farms Road Detention Pond: 0.9 mi
- Meshomasic Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Clark Hill: 2.4 mi
- Belltown Hill: 2.9 mi
- Fuller Hill: 3.1 mi
- Raccoon Hill: 3.1 mi
- Car Wreck: 2.5 mi
- Insect Hotel: 3.2 mi
- Hay Tedder: 3.7 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 3.9 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 4.1 mi
- Face in Tree: 2.6 mi
- Frog: 6.4 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 9.3 mi
- First Tear: 10.0 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 10.2 mi
- Butler Field: 2.9 mi
- West Road Memorial Field: 3.0 mi
- Matson Hill Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Grange Pool: 3.5 mi
- Farley Field: 4.1 mi
- Cascade: 3.2 mi
- The Cascade: 3.5 mi
- Cascades: 3.5 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 4.7 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 3.3 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 4.5 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 4.8 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 5.2 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 4.5 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 5.2 mi
- Museum on the Green: 5.7 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 6.3 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 4.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 4.2 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 7.0 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 8.2 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 8.2 mi
- Crow Point: 6.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 10.3 mi
- South Wall: 16.6 mi
- Green Wall: 16.6 mi
- Solar Panel: 16.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 14.5 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 18.2 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 18.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 23.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 6.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 11.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Ricciardi Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | NNE 30° | 273 m | 4.7 mi |
| John Tom Hill | NNE 30° | 272 m | 4.7 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SW 222° | 265 m | 1.9 mi |
| Clark Hill | S 186° | 241 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 13° | 237 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NNE 15° | 234 m | 3.3 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NNE 15° | 233 m | 7.1 mi |
| Whites Hill | NNE 21° | 231 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/949278800
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Willimantic · 16 mi
- Tolland · 17 mi
- Storrs · 18 mi
- East Windsor · 19 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 21 mi
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