Town Open Space (Barrack-Matiff)
Town Open Space (Barrack-Matiff) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pope Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pope Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Cobble Park: 0.6 mi
- Rand Easement: 0.6 mi
- Edith Scoville Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Rosenfeld Easement: 1.0 mi
- Turnip Top: 0.8 mi
- Wetauwanchu Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Fink Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cave Hill: 1.4 mi
- Salisbury Village Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Trotta Field: 1.3 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 2.5 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 2.6 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 2.5 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 4.7 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- Riga Falls: 2.5 mi
- Great Falls: 3.0 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 3.9 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 4.3 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 4.4 mi
- Dough Boy: 4.8 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 5.5 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 6.6 mi
- Folly: 7.6 mi
- Lime Kiln: 8.6 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 13.1 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 14.9 mi
- Naked Lady: 15.0 mi
- Diving Lady: 18.0 mi
- Divine Mercy: 20.9 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 1.5 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 4.2 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 6.2 mi
- trail parking: 8.6 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 17.7 mi
- The Beech: 18.3 mi
- Space Invaders: 18.4 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 18.4 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 18.4 mi
- Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Flower Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Herb Gardens: 17.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 17.8 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 20.9 mi
- East Beach: 16.4 mi
- West Beach: 17.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 17.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 22.5 mi
- County Beach: 22.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 18.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Spring: 21.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 21.6 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Questing: 12.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 13.3 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Town Open Space (Barrack-Matiff). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | N 351° | 793 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Frissell | NW 317° | 747 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Ashley | NW 325° | 725 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Race | N 350° | 723 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 327° | 708 m | 4.1 mi |
| Brace Mountain | NW 309° | 706 m | 5.4 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | NW 307° | 702 m | 5.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 318° | 695 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43439065
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 14 mi
- Monterey · 16 mi
- Berkshires · 18 mi
- Otis · 21 mi
- Stockbridge · 21 mi
- Lee · 23 mi
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