Nature reserve · Connecticut
Woodmont Drive Open Space
Woodmont Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Soapstone Mountain stands 315 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Laidlaw Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Coventry
How to reach it
Coordinates41.81405, -72.33546
- 19.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Laidlaw Park: 0.4 mi
- Merrow Meadow Park: 1.3 mi
- Lisicke Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pine Lake Community Club: 3.2 mi
- Eagleville Pond Boat Launch: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Geraldine Drive Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Merrow Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Broad Way Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Geraldine Drive Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Manchester Sportsmen's Association: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Riley Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Cassidy Hill: 1.6 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.7 mi
- Pinney Hill: 3.3 mi
- Reed Hill: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 3.5 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 3.7 mi
- dog memorial: 4.2 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 4.3 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 5.4 mi
Museums
- J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum: 4.0 mi
- William Benton Museum of Art: 4.3 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 4.3 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 4.3 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- Mobius Solaris: 4.2 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 4.2 mi
- The Walking Wall: 4.2 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 4.3 mi
- The Walking Wall: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 54
- Mansfield Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 4.1 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 4.1 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 46
- filled-in well: 6.0 mi
- Wolf Rock: 7.4 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 9.9 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 10.6 mi
- Insect Hotel: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Cascades: 2.7 mi
- Cascades: 2.7 mi
- Codfish Falls: 5.6 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 6.7 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Flag Rock: 6.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 7.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Crow Point: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Halls Pond Beach: 3.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.4 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 13.2 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 18.8 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 8.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 17.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 5.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic: 19.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Woodmont Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soapstone Mountain | NNW 338° | 315 m | 10.8 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NNW 331° | 294 m | 5.3 mi |
| Whifford Hill | NE 36° | 291 m | 6.6 mi |
| Kendall Hill | N 349° | 290 m | 7.5 mi |
| Westford Hill | NE 47° | 290 m | 10.0 mi |
| Grant Hill | W 274° | 284 m | 2.7 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NNW 342° | 282 m | 5.8 mi |
| Reed Hill | WNW 302° | 275 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1349082209
Day trips start here
- Storrs · 4 mi
- Tolland · 4 mi
- Willimantic · 9 mi
- East Windsor · 13 mi
- Somers · 13 mi
- Union · 15 mi
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