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West Street Railroad Open Space

West Street Railroad Open Space from directly overhead

West Street Railroad Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is American Legion Field, a park 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 26 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Vernon
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.86296, -72.47401
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • American Legion Field: 0.5 mi
  • Saxony Mill Park: 0.5 mi
  • West Main Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Central Park: 1.3 mi
  • Dart Hill Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
  • sensory garden: 2.1 mi
  • Tolland Youth Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 7.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 55
  • filled-in well: 2.4 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 7.5 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 8.9 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 11.4 mi
  • Keney Tower: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 46
  • Hockanum Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 2.8 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Case Falls: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Windham Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Rd: 24.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.0 mi
  • Picnic: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of West Street Railroad Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNE 32°332 m11.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNE 16°323 m12.2 mi
Bald MountainNNE 20°322 m9.5 mi
Soapstone MountainNNE 25°315 m7.3 mi
Perkins MountainNNE 16°298 m11.6 mi
Paulk HillENE 75°294 m4.7 mi
Crow HillNE 36°292 m11.2 mi
Whifford HillE 80°291 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437155

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