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Sturtevant Street Open Space

Sturtevant Street Open Space from directly overhead

Sturtevant Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop, a museum 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.54755, -72.09974
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Norwich Little League: 0.6 mi
  • Upper Dam Heritage Park: 1.0 mi
  • Luis DePina Recreation Fields: 1.0 mi
  • Stephen S. Armstrong Tenis Courts: 1.1 mi
  • Uncas Leap Heritage Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches: 43
Artworks: 38
Waterfalls: 37
Attractions: 34
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Windham Spring: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Sturtevant Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillSW 224°182 m7.6 mi
Pleasure HillNNW 348°172 m7.3 mi
Raymond HillSW 228°170 m5.5 mi
Scott HillW 270°165 m5.9 mi
Dolbeare HillSW 217°162 m7.0 mi
Meeting House HillNNW 329°160 m4.5 mi
Mason HillNW 317°158 m5.8 mi
Wawecus HillWSW 252°153 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:48
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1027561820

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