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Santhouse Open Space

Santhouse Open Space from directly overhead

Santhouse Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fern Hollow Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 29 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Glastonbury

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71714, -72.55684

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Addison Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rotary Field: 1.9 mi
  • Butler Field: 2.3 mi
  • Orchard Hill Club: 2.6 mi
  • Glastonbury Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions
  • Hay Tedder: 1.9 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 2.7 mi
  • Car Wreck: 3.5 mi
  • Constitution Oak: 5.0 mi
  • Insect Hotel: 6.0 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Cascades: 3.9 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Case Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cascade: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Heritage Herb Garden: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Crow Point: 3.2 mi
  • Flag Rock: 7.5 mi
  • South Wall: 13.0 mi
  • Solar Panel: 13.0 mi
  • Superstructure: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Santhouse Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckE 98°273 m4.4 mi
John Tom HillE 97°272 m4.4 mi
Meshomasic MountainS 173°265 m6.1 mi
Box HillNE 42°252 m7.9 mi
Clark HillS 169°241 m8.6 mi
Lookout MountainNE 54°237 m4.5 mi
Kongscut MountainESE 118°234 m3.2 mi
Birch MountainENE 60°233 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/949278887

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