Sandy Drive Open Space
Sandy Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Bald Hill stands 371 m to the northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruops Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Tolland
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 16.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruops Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Kate Lane Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Madeline Regan Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Avebury Lane Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Sharon Drive Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 2.5 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 2.6 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 7.1 mi
- Brackett Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sugar Hill: 2.4 mi
- Buff Cap Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pinney Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cassidy Hill: 3.0 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 2.1 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 2.1 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 3.2 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 5.8 mi
- Halls Pond Swim Area: 2.3 mi
- River Road Park: 2.5 mi
- Crystal Springs: 3.5 mi
- North Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Merrow Meadow Park: 4.1 mi
- The Walking Wall: 6.2 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 6.3 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 6.3 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 6.3 mi
- The Arc: 6.3 mi
- filled-in well: 7.0 mi
- Wolf Rock: 10.3 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 10.5 mi
- Goat Rock: 13.6 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 13.6 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 2.3 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- sensory garden: 5.8 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 6.1 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 6.1 mi
- Cascades: 5.2 mi
- Cascades: 5.3 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 6.0 mi
- Codfish Falls: 6.5 mi
- Cascade: 6.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 2.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.2 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 8.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 18.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 8.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 8.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Crow Point: 19.1 mi
- Picnic: 15.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 1.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 1.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 12.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 16.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Sandy Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | NE 46° | 371 m | 9.4 mi |
| Stickney Hill | NE 44° | 371 m | 10.8 mi |
| Snow Hill | NE 50° | 362 m | 7.9 mi |
| Lead Mine Hill | NE 53° | 361 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | NE 36° | 354 m | 8.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 351° | 332 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sky Hill | NE 55° | 331 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 331° | 322 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1389901485
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