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Stewart Drive Open Space

Stewart Drive Open Space from directly overhead

Stewart Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Pleasure Hill stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ox Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.56442, -72.07452
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park: 0.4 mi
  • Firefighters Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Taftville Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Robert W. Spayne Basketball Courts: 1.3 mi
  • Stephen S. Armstrong Tenis Courts: 1.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks: 38
Beaches: 38
Waterfalls: 35
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasure HillNNW 334°172 m6.6 mi
Raymond HillSW 228°170 m7.3 mi
Scott HillW 260°165 m7.3 mi
Woodchuck HillNNE 16°163 m7.6 mi
Meeting House HillNW 307°160 m4.5 mi
Mason HillWNW 301°158 m6.1 mi
Wawecus HillWSW 241°153 m3.8 mi
Standish HillWNW 282°153 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
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/1052519302

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