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White Plains Road Open Space

White Plains Road Open Space from directly overhead

White Plains Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Gates Hill stands 204 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hearthstone Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.59852, -72.09655
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • The Pines Ice Skating Pond: 1.5 mi
  • River Park: 1.5 mi
  • Occum Playground: 2.4 mi
  • R. "Red" McKeon Occum Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls: 39
Artworks: 38
Attractions: 35
Beaches: 35
Gardens: 27
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Old Spring: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of White Plains Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gates HillNW 314°204 m8.5 mi
Westminster HillNNE 26°187 m8.7 mi
Obwebetuck HillNW 321°185 m7.1 mi
Sweet HillNW 306°183 m8.5 mi
Goshen HillW 274°174 m7.6 mi
Pleasure HillNNW 334°172 m4.0 mi
Pudding HillN 9°171 m8.5 mi
Raymond HillSSW 210°170 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1030754261

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