Ridgefield Open Space
Ridgefield Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Soapstone Mountain stands 315 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Hill Estates Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 30 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of South Windsor
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Birch Hill Estates Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Valley View Farms Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Deming Street Community Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Avery Community Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Rainbow Hills Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Sand Hill / Nevers Park: 1.3 mi
- Northwest Park: 1.6 mi
- Larry Duprey Field: 1.7 mi
- Ayers Road Parcel: 1.8 mi
- Parker Village Play Area: 1.9 mi
- Tudor Hill: 2.7 mi
- Toby Hill: 3.2 mi
- Academy Hill: 3.5 mi
- Green Hill: 4.0 mi
- Wickham Hill: 4.2 mi
- Sorry Rock: 3.4 mi
- Frog: 6.2 mi
- Steamer: 7.6 mi
- Perserverence: 7.7 mi
- Riverfront Relax: 7.7 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 3.5 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 3.5 mi
- Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 3.6 mi
- Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 3.6 mi
- Growing Roots Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 3.7 mi
- Old Manchester Museum: 4.1 mi
- The Fire Museum: 4.2 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 4.3 mi
- Lutz Children's Museum: 4.9 mi
- The Dreamyard: 3.8 mi
- filled-in well: 4.5 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 6.3 mi
- Keney Tower: 8.1 mi
- Hay Tedder: 8.5 mi
- Major John Mason Statue: 5.7 mi
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 7.5 mi
- William H. Putnam: 8.2 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Hall: 8.3 mi
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 2.4 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 3.4 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 4.9 mi
- Case Falls: 5.0 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 5.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 5.1 mi
- Crow Point: 9.2 mi
- Hart Meadow: 14.0 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 14.0 mi
- Garden Wall: 14.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.1 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 12.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 12.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 18.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 18.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 8.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Ridgefield Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soapstone Mountain | NE 34° | 315 m | 11.1 mi |
| Paulk Hill | ENE 64° | 294 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kendall Hill | NE 53° | 290 m | 11.0 mi |
| Grant Hill | E 95° | 284 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sugar Hill | ENE 61° | 282 m | 9.6 mi |
| Reed Hill | E 79° | 275 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mannantuck | SSE 159° | 273 m | 8.7 mi |
| John Tom Hill | SSE 158° | 272 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 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/43436197
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 6 mi
- Tolland · 9 mi
- Somers · 12 mi
- Storrs · 15 mi
- Longmeadow · 16 mi
- Hampden · 18 mi
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