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Sherwood Forest Open Space

Sherwood Forest Open Space from directly overhead

Sherwood Forest Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Dolbeare Hill stands 162 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Terry Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 11 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Ledyard

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43041, -72.06945

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Christy Hill Field: 0.4 mi
  • Donahue Property: 0.8 mi
  • Erickson Park: 1.4 mi
  • Judge Crandall Field: 1.6 mi
  • Pfizer Field: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 55
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 28
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade: 5.9 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Silver Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Cascade: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 19
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Windham Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Factory Pond: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Sherwood Forest Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dolbeare HillWNW 293°162 m6.3 mi
Sharp HillWNW 289°149 m4.5 mi
Crandall HillWNW 299°137 m3.4 mi
Comstock HillNW 315°137 m5.3 mi
Ridge HillW 269°134 m6.4 mi
Church HillENE 63°120 m4.0 mi
Lynch HillWNW 301°115 m4.2 mi
Konomoc HillWSW 252°112 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439292

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