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Stockbridge Open Space

Stockbridge Open Space from directly overhead

Stockbridge Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Vintage Radio & Communications Museum of CT, a museum 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.

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Coordinates41.86684, -72.63703
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Day Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Cook Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Lighthouse Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Barrett Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Tudor Hill: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 59
  • The Dreamyard: 3.8 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 6.3 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 6.3 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 6.3 mi
  • Keney Tower: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 57
  • Talcott Ravine: 8.2 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Case Falls: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Hart Meadow: 10.2 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 10.2 mi
  • Garden Wall: 10.2 mi
  • Superstructure: 10.9 mi
  • Solar Panel: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 8
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 21.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 22.6 mi
  • Rd: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.1 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Stockbridge Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWSW 245°276 m9.2 mi
Box HillESE 115°252 m10.4 mi
Ely MoundWSW 239°246 m10.0 mi
Lookout MountainSE 135°237 m11.0 mi
Birch MountainSE 135°233 m11.4 mi
Whites HillSE 125°231 m11.5 mi
Case MountainSE 133°215 m11.1 mi
Minnechaug MountainSSE 147°215 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439783

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