Roaring Brook I Open Space
Roaring Brook I Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring Brook II Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 27 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Glastonbury
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Roaring Brook II Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Hodges Pond: 0.2 mi
- Forest Lane Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Delponte Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Eastbury Hill I Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Butler Field: 0.8 mi
- Orchard Hill Club: 2.3 mi
- Rotary Field: 2.4 mi
- Matson Hill Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Grange Pool: 2.6 mi
- Town Woods Hill: 0.9 mi
- Kongscut Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Clark Hill: 3.0 mi
- Belltown Hill: 3.2 mi
- Minnechaug Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Hay Tedder: 1.6 mi
- Car Wreck: 1.8 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 4.0 mi
- Insect Hotel: 4.2 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 6.0 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 2.4 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 4.2 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 4.4 mi
- Graffiti Arches: 4.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Cascades: 2.6 mi
- Cascade: 3.3 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 4.4 mi
- Dividend Falls: 5.4 mi
- The Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 3.3 mi
- Museum on the Green: 3.7 mi
- Lutz Children's Museum: 5.2 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 5.2 mi
- Rocky Hill Fire Museum: 5.2 mi
- Frog: 3.9 mi
- Face in Tree: 4.3 mi
- Equality: 8.1 mi
- Sorry Rock: 8.4 mi
- The Circuit Rider: 8.5 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 6.2 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 6.2 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 6.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.6 mi
- Crow Point: 4.4 mi
- Flag Rock: 8.9 mi
- South Wall: 14.6 mi
- Solar Panel: 14.6 mi
- Superstructure: 14.6 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 15.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 17.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 19.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 22.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 6.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 13.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Roaring Brook I Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | ENE 62° | 273 m | 3.9 mi |
| John Tom Hill | ENE 62° | 272 m | 3.9 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | S 182° | 265 m | 3.6 mi |
| Box Hill | NNE 28° | 252 m | 9.4 mi |
| Clark Hill | S 173° | 241 m | 6.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 29° | 237 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | ENE 64° | 234 m | 2.2 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NNE 33° | 233 m | 5.5 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 | 07:15 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/949278885
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 13 mi
- East Windsor · 16 mi
- Tolland · 16 mi
- Storrs · 17 mi
- Willimantic · 17 mi
- Somers · 21 mi
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