- Elevation, modelled
- 56 m
- Tallest summit within 8.4 miles
- Ayer Hill144 m · 7.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A8.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3756, -71.9914
Woodcrest Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 56 m. Ayer Hill stands 144 m to the north-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodcrest Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 8.2 miles off.
(2 Parcels); Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Woodcrest Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayer Hill | NNE 13° | 144 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NNE 30° | 139 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | NE 35° | 139 m | 8.0 mi |
| Swantown Hill | NNE 27° | 132 m | 7.7 mi |
| Church Hill | N 355° | 120 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lantern Hill | NNE 23° | 118 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | WNW 299° | 108 m | 3.7 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NW 315° | 108 m | 4.7 mi |
- 8.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 18.1 mi off the Shannock Road
- 19.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Woodcrest Park: 0.2 mi
- Stony Hill Subdivision Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Mystic Ridge Subdivision Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Lozier Subdivision Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Pequot Woods Park: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Fieldcrest Park: 0.8 mi
- Historic Site of Pequot War Massacre: 1.1 mi
- River Road Park: 1.3 mi
- Mystic River Boat Launch: 1.3 mi
- Bel-Aire Playground: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Pequot Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hazelnut Hill: 2.3 mi
- Quoketaug Hill: 2.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Master Shipbuilders: 1.7 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 1.7 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 1.7 mi
- Mystic Civil War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Noank Remembers Memorial Bell: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 1.7 mi
- Mystic River Scale Model: 1.7 mi
- Children's Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mystic Museum of Art: 1.9 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 53
- Austrailia Beach: 1.7 mi
- Williams Beach: 2.6 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 3.5 mi
- Groton Beach: 3.6 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 24
- Large Glacial Erratic: 3.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 4.1 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.5 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.6 mi
- The Whale: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 20
- Mystic Blue: 1.7 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 1.8 mi
- Mjolnir: 1.8 mi
- Giant Gnome: 1.8 mi
- Penguin: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Cascade: 1.9 mi
- Cascade: 2.2 mi
- Yantic Falls: 12.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 12.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 14
- Bertholf Plaza: 5.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 5.8 mi
- Sprout Garden: 6.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 6.1 mi
- Laurel Walk: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 1.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 8.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 8.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 6.8 mi
- Powder House: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 16.9 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Candlewood Ledge: 18.8 mi
- Crow Head: 20.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 22.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 3.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Mystic · 2 mi
- Groton · 3 mi
- Stonington · 4 mi
- Ledyard · 5 mi
- New London · 6 mi
- North Stonington · 7 mi
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