Nature reserve · Connecticut
Westgate Lane Open Space
Westgate Lane Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Snow Hill stands 362 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascades, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 17 miles off.
Town Open Space (Westgate Lane)
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Mansfield
How to reach it
Coordinates41.81620, -72.28515
- 16.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Russett Lane Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Bone Mill Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Four Arrows Adventure Course: 0.7 mi
- Hillside Environmental Education Park: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Swamp Open Space: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Merrow Meadow Park: 1.5 mi
- The Thomas and Bette Wolff Family Park: 1.7 mi
- Pine Lake Community Club: 2.0 mi
- Eagleville Pond Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
- Mansfield Town Square: 2.3 mi
Museums
- J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum: 1.5 mi
- William Benton Museum of Art: 1.7 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 2.3 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 2.4 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- The Walking Wall: 1.7 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 1.7 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 1.7 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 1.7 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Horsebarn Hill: 1.9 mi
- Ball Hill: 2.3 mi
- Riley Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Pinney Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cassidy Hill: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 2.2 mi
- Old root cellar: 3.3 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 3.5 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 50
- Mansfield Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 1.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 1.6 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 1.7 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 37
- Cascades: 0.3 mi
- Cascades: 0.4 mi
- Codfish Falls: 3.0 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 8.4 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 37
- Wolf Rock: 5.4 mi
- filled-in well: 8.5 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 8.7 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 10.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 7
- Halls Pond Beach: 2.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.2 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 12.5 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 19.4 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 4.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Flag Rock: 8.6 mi
- Crow Point: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 10.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 14.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 5.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic: 17.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Westgate Lane Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | NNE 22° | 362 m | 10.3 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NW 311° | 294 m | 6.9 mi |
| Whifford Hill | NNE 15° | 291 m | 5.4 mi |
| Westford Hill | NE 35° | 290 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kendall Hill | NNW 331° | 290 m | 8.2 mi |
| Grant Hill | W 271° | 284 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NW 321° | 282 m | 7.0 mi |
| Reed Hill | WNW 289° | 275 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43399769
Day trips start here
- Storrs · 2 mi
- Tolland · 6 mi
- Willimantic · 8 mi
- Union · 13 mi
- Somers · 14 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 15 mi
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