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Town Open Space (2 Parcels)

Town Open Space (2 Parcels) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (2 Parcels) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.87873, -72.80985
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hop Brook Landing at the Flower Bridge: 0.8 mi
  • Baxter Lawn: 0.9 mi
  • Sixth Form Lawn: 1.0 mi
  • Commencement Lawn: 1.0 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Williams Hill: 1.0 mi
  • The Hedgehog: 2.7 mi
  • Bushy Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 2.8 mi
  • The Sugarloaf: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 1.9 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 3.1 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 3.5 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 4.4 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Attractions: 54
Artworks: 53
  • Bike Sculpture: 2.1 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 5.5 mi
  • Cow: 6.0 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 6.9 mi
  • Painted Cow: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 51
  • Perennial Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Shade Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Primary Garden: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 6.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 6.7 mi
  • Garden Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Superstructure: 7.7 mi
  • Solar Panel: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Hermit spring: 12.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.8 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Town Open Space (2 Parcels). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNW 316°421 m8.8 mi
Washington HillNW 314°359 m7.5 mi
Ratlum MountainW 277°358 m6.1 mi
Breezy HillW 267°327 m6.7 mi
Pine ConeNNW 327°323 m5.8 mi
Ragged MountainWNW 291°311 m9.7 mi
Yellow MountainWSW 255°310 m10.3 mi
West LedgeWNW 291°305 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438402

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