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Schiller Street Open Space

Schiller Street Open Space from directly overhead

Schiller Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Pleasure Hill stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Norwich Avenue Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.56107, -72.05292
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Taftville Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Firefighters Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • World War I Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sachem Park: 0.8 mi
  • Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Beaches: 41
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 33
Attractions: 30
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Windham Spring: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Schiller Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasure HillNNW 327°172 m7.3 mi
Raymond HillSW 234°170 m8.0 mi
Scott HillW 263°165 m8.4 mi
Prentice MountainSE 127°163 m7.4 mi
Woodchuck HillN 8°163 m7.6 mi
Meeting House HillWNW 302°160 m5.5 mi
Mason HillWNW 298°158 m7.2 mi
Wawecus HillWSW 250°153 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1052519301

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