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Torrey Park Open Space

Torrey Park Open Space from directly overhead

Torrey Park Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Dolbeare Hill stands 162 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Erickson Park, a park 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 12 miles off.

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

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Ledyard
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.41508, -72.08063

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Erickson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Donahue Property: 1.0 mi
  • Christy Hill Field: 1.3 mi
  • Judge Crandall Field: 2.7 mi
  • Nelson W. Nitchman Fields: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches: 57
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 26
  • Cascade: 5.3 mi
  • Cascade: 5.3 mi
  • Silver Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Cascade: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 19
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Torrey Park Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dolbeare HillNW 305°162 m6.3 mi
Sharp HillNW 304°149 m4.4 mi
Crandall HillNW 318°137 m3.6 mi
Comstock HillNW 326°137 m5.8 mi
Ridge HillW 279°134 m5.9 mi
Church HillNE 55°120 m5.0 mi
Morgan HillW 268°120 m6.0 mi
Polly HillW 263°117 m6.1 mi
Conditions

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439966

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