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Town Open Space (18 Heather Lane)

Town Open Space (18 Heather Lane) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (18 Heather Lane) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sofinowski Property, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 12 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates42.02101, -72.82015

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Rail Trail: 2.6 mi
  • Rail Trail: 2.9 mi
  • Rail Trail: 3.3 mi
  • Rail Trail: 3.6 mi
  • Town Of Suffield (Babb's Road): 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 2.9 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 5.5 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 5.5 mi
  • E. Alexander Bergstrom: 7.2 mi
  • Catherine L. O'Brien Memorial: 7.4 mi
Museums
Gardens: 57
  • Southwick Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Providence Arboretum: 7.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 54
  • Angel of Independence: 7.2 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 7.6 mi
  • The Globe: 7.8 mi
  • Epiphany: 8.3 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 46
  • state boundary marker: 4.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 6.1 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 6.5 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 7.5 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Lost Acres Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Enders Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Enders Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Enders Falls: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Grotto: 13.1 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 13.1 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 13.1 mi
  • Corps Wall: 13.1 mi
  • Acorn Face: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.6 mi
  • Rd: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.8 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Town Open Space (18 Heather Lane). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillNW 311°448 m7.3 mi
Sweetman MountainNNW 329°446 m6.9 mi
Johnson HillW 278°439 m9.3 mi
Prospect HillWNW 301°425 m6.5 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 303°423 m9.7 mi
Pine MountainWSW 238°421 m6.6 mi
Holden HillNW 324°412 m6.6 mi
Booth HillW 270°411 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514030
Precip in4.03.63.94.74.25.14.33.84.45.24.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440617

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