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Town Open Space (Bruce Drive)

Town Open Space (Bruce Drive) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Bruce Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Moose Hill stands 231 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Coram Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.7 miles off.

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Coordinates41.29835, -73.07452

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sunnyside Park: 0.6 mi
  • O'Sullivan's Island Recreation Park: 1.2 mi
  • Derby Greenway: 1.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Tall Farm Open Space: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 54
  • Eklund Garden: 2.5 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 4.7 mi
  • Yale Landscape Lab: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 39
  • Cascade: 2.3 mi
  • Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Cascades: 2.8 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 23
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 4.7 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.2 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.9 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 11.9 mi
  • Millstone: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 1.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 1.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Pond View: 8.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Town Open Space (Bruce Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNNW 342°231 m7.5 mi
Great HillNNW 334°202 m5.0 mi
Barn HillWNW 299°200 m6.5 mi
Rock RimmonN 5°199 m8.9 mi
Moose HillWNW 289°198 m7.2 mi
Israel HillWNW 291°192 m5.9 mi
Rockhouse HillNNW 331°192 m6.9 mi
Round HillNNE 31°190 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436839

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