- Elevation, modelled
- 28 m
- Tallest summit within 10.8 miles
- Talcott Mountain276 m · 8.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7196, -72.6898
Ridgecrest Circle Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 28 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Goodwin Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
- Operated by
- Town of Wethersfield
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Ridgecrest Circle Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | NW 319° | 276 m | 8.5 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SE 129° | 265 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ely Mound | NW 311° | 246 m | 7.7 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | E 100° | 234 m | 9.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | W 260° | 229 m | 7.4 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | SE 135° | 228 m | 10.6 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SW 224° | 217 m | 9.8 mi |
| Minnechaug Mountain | E 88° | 215 m | 9.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Goodwin Park: 0.4 mi
- Forster Heights Playground: 0.7 mi
- William J. Pitkin Recreation Complex: 0.8 mi
- Bobby Sands Circle: 0.9 mi
- Colonel John Chester Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Hunger Strikers Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Warner Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Statue of Bishop Thomas C. Brownell: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Site Of The Charter Oak: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Wintergreen Woods: 1.0 mi
- Cedarcrest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Kelly Property: 1.4 mi
- Eleanor Buck Wolf Parcel: 1.5 mi
- Beechwood Park: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 60
- Frank Weston Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 1.9 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
- Trinity College Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Wolcott Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.1 mi
- Harriss Hill: 2.2 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum: 2.0 mi
- Keeney Memorial Cultural Center: 2.0 mi
- Myths, Minds and Medicine Museum: 2.0 mi
- Silas W. Robbins House: 2.1 mi
- Kellog Eddy House & Museum: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Constitution Oak: 2.0 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 3.3 mi
- Mark Twain House: 3.3 mi
- Keney Tower: 3.8 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 2.7 mi
- Dividend Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cascades: 6.7 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 8.4 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 9.6 mi
Artworks
- Pulaski: 3.0 mi
- Stegosaurus: 3.1 mi
- Equality: 3.2 mi
- Stone Field Sculpture: 3.2 mi
- The Circuit Rider: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Crow Point: 3.8 mi
- South Wall: 6.5 mi
- Solar Panel: 6.6 mi
- Superstructure: 6.6 mi
- Garden Wall: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 10
- Lake Beseck Beach: 14.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 15.7 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 17.7 mi
- Boating Side: 19.0 mi
- Waterfront: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Ever Flowing Spring: 21.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 21.3 mi
- Big Spring: 22.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 12.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 19.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 2 mi away.
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