- Elevation, modelled
- 31 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Prentice Mountain163 m · 4.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1697.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4981, -72.0220
Route 2 Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 31 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the east, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Alejo Park, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.4 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Preston
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Route 2 Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | E 91° | 163 m | 4.4 mi |
| Barns Hill | E 93° | 155 m | 5.4 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | WNW 294° | 153 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bay Mountain | ENE 62° | 152 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 288° | 152 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bargy Ledges | W 281° | 151 m | 7.7 mi |
| Stewart Hill | E 101° | 149 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sharp Hill | WSW 244° | 149 m | 7.4 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 9.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 19.2 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Alejo Park: 1.1 mi
- Poquetanuck Sedge Beds: 1.5 mi
- Mello Drive Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Colonel Ledyard Highway Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Gonch Farm Road Open Space: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rose Hill: 1.7 mi
- Campbell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rye Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Aljen Heights: 1.7 mi
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
- Avery Pond Water Access: 2.1 mi
- Hamilton Avenue Park: 2.6 mi
- Amos Lake Water Access: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 3.4 mi
- Miantonomo: 3.9 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 4.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 3.8 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 3.9 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 4.0 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 4.3 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 44
- Austrailia Beach: 9.9 mi
- Williams Beach: 11.0 mi
- Groton Beach: 11.3 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 11.8 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 39
- Promised Day: 3.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 3.3 mi
- River Blue: 3.5 mi
- Muffler Man: 4.0 mi
- Sparky: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Yantic Falls: 4.3 mi
- Cascade: 9.8 mi
- Cascade: 10.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 24
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.4 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.0 mi
- The Whale: 10.6 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 23
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 9.2 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 9.3 mi
- Azalea Garden: 9.4 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 18.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 15.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.9 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 11.2 mi
- Powder House: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.4 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 20.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 5.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.3 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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