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Town Of Cromwell Open Space

Town Of Cromwell Open Space from directly overhead

Town Of Cromwell Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. East Peak stands 277 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cromwell Community Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61271, -72.69623

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Wilcox Park: 1.2 mi
  • Pistol Creek: 2.0 mi
  • Watrous Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sage Park: 2.6 mi
  • Worthington Monument: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
Museums
  • Cromwell Historical Society: 2.7 mi
  • Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 3.4 mi
  • Greater Middletown Military Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Portland Historical Society: 3.9 mi
  • Berlin Historical Society: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Butler Saw Mill: 3.2 mi
  • Butler Grist Mill: 3.3 mi
  • Butler Sugden Dam & Sluiceway 1854: 3.5 mi
  • Butler Shear Factory & Steven Toy Factory 1854-1870: 3.5 mi
  • Connecticut Trees of Honor Memorial: 3.9 mi
Attractions
  • Come On Over Wall: 4.0 mi
  • 1954: 4.8 mi
  • Constitution Oak: 7.2 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 8.1 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 52
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 14
Rest areas: 3
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 4.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 17.9 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Town Of Cromwell Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East PeakWSW 242°277 m8.2 mi
Higby MountainSSW 209°272 m4.8 mi
Meshomasic MountainE 81°265 m8.0 mi
Raccoon HillE 91°228 m7.8 mi
Great HillESE 107°222 m7.6 mi
South MountainWSW 239°220 m7.6 mi
Beseck MountainSSW 201°219 m7.3 mi
Ragged MountainW 273°217 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439094

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