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Town Open Space (320 Simsbury Road)

Town Open Space (320 Simsbury Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (320 Simsbury Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Western Barndoor Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.92093, -72.82622

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Western Barndoor Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Eastern Barndoor Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Stony Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Weed Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Williams Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 1.7 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 2.2 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 3.6 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 4.6 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 4.6 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Baxter Lawn: 2.6 mi
  • Commencement Lawn: 2.7 mi
  • Sixth Form Lawn: 2.7 mi
  • Granbrook Park: 2.8 mi
  • Curtiss Park: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 53
Artworks: 52
  • Bike Sculpture: 5.0 mi
  • Cow: 8.5 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 8.5 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 9.5 mi
  • Painted Cow: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Manure Spreader: 0.7 mi
  • Boehm house site: 2.2 mi
  • cellar hole: 3.3 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 3.8 mi
  • Drake High Road Bridge: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 49
  • Southwick Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Back Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 8.8 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 9.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.7 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.8 mi
  • Superstructure: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Hermit spring: 12.0 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.8 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 22.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Town Open Space (320 Simsbury Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainWNW 303°421 m6.3 mi
Center HillWNW 298°393 m9.4 mi
Morrison HillNW 318°370 m9.5 mi
Washington HillWNW 297°359 m5.1 mi
Ratlum MountainWSW 247°358 m5.7 mi
South MountainNNW 345°357 m8.9 mi
Breezy HillWSW 241°327 m6.7 mi
Sodom MountainN 357°326 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440080

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