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Town Open Space (4 River Road)

Town Open Space (4 River Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (4 River Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rettich Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.29243, -72.56532

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 1.2 mi
  • Salt Meadow Park: 1.6 mi
  • Indian River Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
  • Madison Green Historic District: 2.1 mi
  • Madison Green: 2.1 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 49
Waterfalls: 38
  • Nineveh Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascade: 7.6 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Cascade: 12.1 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 5.3 mi
  • Stone Table: 6.6 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 9.6 mi
  • Bear Cave: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 18
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Town Open Space (4 River Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillN 360°201 m10.4 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 315°167 m10.0 mi
East SugarloafNW 304°156 m10.4 mi
Long HillNNE 16°154 m11.0 mi
Bunker HillNNW 341°153 m10.1 mi
West SugarloafWNW 303°145 m10.5 mi
Turkey HillNNE 16°140 m10.2 mi
Turkey HillNNE 22°138 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 17 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438636

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