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Roskear Farm Open Space

Roskear Farm Open Space from directly overhead

Roskear Farm Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Washington Hill stands 359 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanager Hill - The Ellsworth Property, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.85533, -72.78686
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 0.8 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 3.4 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 3.6 mi
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 4.2 mi
  • Farm Tool: 4.3 mi
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Artworks: 57
  • Bike Sculpture: 1.4 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 3.5 mi
  • Cow: 4.3 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 5.0 mi
  • Painted Cow: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 57
Attractions: 55
Gardens: 54
  • Perennial Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Shade Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Primary Garden: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 5.0 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 5.1 mi
  • Garden Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Superstructure: 6.1 mi
  • Solar Panel: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 13.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.2 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Roskear Farm Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Washington HillNW 316°359 m9.5 mi
Ratlum MountainWNW 288°358 m7.6 mi
Breezy HillW 279°327 m8.0 mi
Pine ConeNNW 327°323 m7.8 mi
West LedgeWNW 303°305 m5.3 mi
Jones MountainW 276°294 m9.7 mi
Bee MountainWSW 257°285 m10.5 mi
Barnes HillWSW 242°283 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436699

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