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Water Street Open Space

Water Street Open Space from directly overhead

Water Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Welles-Shipman-Ward House, a museum 0.3 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Glastonbury

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66529, -72.60560

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Parks
  • Ferry Landing Park: 1.1 mi
  • Grange Pool: 1.1 mi
  • Dr. Barbara Orsini Surwilo Park: 1.3 mi
  • Ferry Park: 1.3 mi
  • Matson Hill Open Space: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Constitution Oak: 4.0 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 4.8 mi
  • Car Wreck: 5.4 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 5.9 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 6.0 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 54
Cliffs: 21
Beaches: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Water Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckENE 66°273 m7.5 mi
John Tom HillENE 66°272 m7.5 mi
Meshomasic MountainSE 127°265 m4.1 mi
Clark HillSE 140°241 m6.4 mi
Lookout MountainNE 45°237 m8.8 mi
Kongscut MountainENE 68°234 m5.7 mi
Birch MountainNE 47°233 m8.6 mi
Raccoon HillSE 141°228 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/949278871

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