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Town Open Space (Burlington Road)

Town Open Space (Burlington Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Burlington Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Malerbo Rec Complex, a park 0.4 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74661, -72.90030

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Malerbo Rec Complex: 0.4 mi
  • Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Suburban Park: 1.3 mi
  • Tunxis Mead Park: 2.5 mi
  • Quirk Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 1.2 mi
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 2.7 mi
  • plinth: 5.3 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 6.0 mi
Attractions
  • Kettles: 1.3 mi
  • Carousel: 1.3 mi
  • Trolley Offices Sign: 1.3 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 1.3 mi
  • The Carrals: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Whigville Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Seven Steps Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Fetzer Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Burlington Falls: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 3.2 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 7.7 mi
  • 5-Sense Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Jessie's Community Garden: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 44
Cliffs: 27
  • Porcupine Hole: 4.7 mi
  • Green Wall: 4.7 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 5.2 mi
  • South Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Solar Panel: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 11.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 10.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Town Open Space (Burlington Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cotton HillWNW 301°360 m8.6 mi
Johnnycake MountainW 276°354 m4.9 mi
Breezy HillNNW 347°327 m9.1 mi
South MountainSSW 200°313 m7.2 mi
Lindsley HillSSW 201°312 m9.2 mi
Yellow MountainNW 321°310 m8.3 mi
Harmony HillWNW 292°304 m8.3 mi
Scranton MountainWNW 286°300 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436095

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