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Quinnipiac Meadows Open Space

Quinnipiac Meadows Open Space from directly overhead

Quinnipiac Meadows Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry and Irene Garguilo Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Hamden
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.34772, -72.88251
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Edgecomb Park: 0.7 mi
  • Montowese Park: 1.1 mi
  • Middletown Avenue Park: 1.2 mi
  • Smith Palmieri Park: 1.3 mi
  • Eli Whitney Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Eli Whitney Plaque: 1.7 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Reverend George W Hampton Corner: 2.5 mi
  • Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Joe Grate Corner: 3.2 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 51
Gardens: 49
Attractions: 28
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 6.3 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.3 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.7 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 18.2 mi
  • Pond View: 18.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Quinnipiac Meadows Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNW 337°263 m8.6 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 332°253 m9.8 mi
Fowler MountainNE 48°230 m9.9 mi
Beacon CapNW 322°221 m10.1 mi
High RockNW 325°216 m5.4 mi
Pistapaug MountainNE 52°210 m9.5 mi
Mount CarmelN 356°206 m5.7 mi
Meeting House HillNW 313°193 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1330517838

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