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Storrs Road Open Space

Storrs Road Open Space from directly overhead

Storrs Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Wenberg Hill stands 245 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bassetts Bridge Road Open Space, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Mansfield
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.74432, -72.19494
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sunny Acres Park: 1.1 mi
  • Alex Caisse Park: 1.2 mi
  • Philip Lauter Park: 1.3 mi
  • Julia De Burgos Park: 1.8 mi
  • Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 3.6 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 4.6 mi
  • Old root cellar: 4.6 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 6.0 mi
  • Dr. William Beaumont: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 54
Waterfalls: 43
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Cascades: 6.5 mi
  • Cascades: 6.5 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 34
Gardens: 26
  • Thread City Family Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Old Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 19.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Storrs Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wenberg HillN 352°245 m9.6 mi
Pumpkin HillNNE 28°241 m7.9 mi
Sunset HillENE 59°240 m6.9 mi
Post HillSW 236°239 m8.9 mi
Clark HillENE 66°235 m5.2 mi
Bear HillENE 59°232 m5.7 mi
Kimball HillENE 60°231 m10.0 mi
Alworth HillENE 71°225 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1421097357

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