- Elevation, modelled
- 201 m
- Tallest summit within 12.2 miles
- Chestnut Hill332 m · 9.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16923.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8745, -72.4352
Shenipsit Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 201 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Street Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 24 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Ellington
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Shenipsit Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 25° | 332 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | N 7° | 323 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 9° | 322 m | 8.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | N 8° | 319 m | 11.8 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | N 11° | 315 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 9° | 303 m | 11.3 mi |
| Perkins Mountain | N 7° | 298 m | 10.4 mi |
| Paulk Hill | E 80° | 294 m | 2.6 mi |
- 23.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mountain Street Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Stickney Hill Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Shenipsit Street Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Mountain Street: 0.9 mi
- South Street Open Space: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- sensory garden: 0.5 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 3.4 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 9.5 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 9.5 mi
- Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 9.6 mi
Parks
- Talcott Park: 0.8 mi
- Central Park: 0.9 mi
- Henry Park: 1.0 mi
- West Main Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Saxony Mill Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
- New England Civil War Museum: 0.8 mi
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 2.8 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 3.4 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 3.5 mi
- East Windsor Historical Society Museum: 7.7 mi
Peaks
- Fox Hill: 0.9 mi
- Paulk Hill: 2.6 mi
- Reed Hill: 2.6 mi
- Sugar Hill: 3.5 mi
- Newell Hill: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Ronald E. Blake: 3.4 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 7.7 mi
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 9.1 mi
Artworks
- Sorry Rock: 5.9 mi
- The Walking Wall: 10.4 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 10.4 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 10.4 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 52
- filled-in well: 2.9 mi
- The Dreamyard: 9.7 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 10.3 mi
- Hay Tedder: 12.8 mi
- Goat Rock: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 44
- Hockanum Falls: 0.6 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 4.4 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascade: 8.2 mi
- Case Falls: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Flag Rock: 5.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 13.3 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Crow Point: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 8
- Sandy Beach: 5.1 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 7.1 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 12.2 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 12.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 19.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Windham Spring: 15.8 mi
- Rd: 24.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.0 mi
- Picnic: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 10.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 21.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 12 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Tolland · 3 mi
- East Windsor · 7 mi
- Somers · 8 mi
- Storrs · 11 mi
- Hampden · 13 mi
- Longmeadow · 14 mi
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