Nature reserve · Connecticut
Sable Drive Open Space
Sable Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Street Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 8.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Ledyard
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42371, -72.01403
- 8.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 12.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 18.6 mi off the Shannock Road
- 18.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Birch Street Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Sable Drive Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Barrett Park Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Ledyard Sportsmans Club: 0.7 mi
- Quakertown Meadows Open Space: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 1.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Cellar Hole: 4.4 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 4.9 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Model Park: 1.8 mi
- Sawmill Park: 2.1 mi
- Christy Hill Field: 2.5 mi
- Farquahar Park: 2.7 mi
- Pfizer Field: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Pumpkin Hill: 1.8 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 2.1 mi
- Gallup Hill: 2.2 mi
- Church Hill: 2.4 mi
- Chapman Hill: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Nathan Lester House: 2.0 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 3.6 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 3.9 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 4.5 mi
- United States Ship Nautilus: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 52
- Austrailia Beach: 5.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 6.1 mi
- Groton Beach: 6.2 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 7.0 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 24
- Ledyard Oak Site: 1.9 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 2.0 mi
- The Whale: 6.3 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 6.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Cascade: 4.7 mi
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 8.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 23
- Stone Turtle: 3.9 mi
- Giant Gnome: 4.6 mi
- Mjolnir: 4.6 mi
- Penguin: 4.7 mi
- Mystic Blue: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 18
- Caroline Black Garden: 5.6 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 5.6 mi
- Sprout Garden: 5.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 5.8 mi
- Laurel Walk: 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 11.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 11.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 11.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 7.3 mi
- Powder House: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.9 mi
- Crow Head: 23.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 1.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 21.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Sable Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NE 38° | 163 m | 6.4 mi |
| Barns Hill | NE 46° | 155 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NE 35° | 144 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | ENE 61° | 139 m | 5.3 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | ENE 60° | 139 m | 6.6 mi |
| Crandall Hill | WNW 290° | 137 m | 6.3 mi |
| Swantown Hill | NE 53° | 132 m | 5.9 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 16° | 120 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1056778281
Day trips start here
- Ledyard · 1 mi
- Groton · 5 mi
- Mystic · 5 mi
- Preston · 5 mi
- New London · 6 mi
- North Stonington · 7 mi
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