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Town Open Space (Cedar Lane)

Town Open Space (Cedar Lane) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Cedar Lane) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Lindsley Hill stands 312 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is McNamara Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.51487, -72.88731
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McNamara Field: 0.3 mi
  • Gateway Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cheshire Park: 0.7 mi
  • Copper Valley Club: 1.3 mi
  • The Church Green: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Red Bridge: 2.6 mi
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 3.1 mi
  • Rochambeau Monument: 4.2 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 5.0 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 5.0 mi
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 8.5 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Cascade: 3.7 mi
  • Spruce Glen Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.3 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Libby's Lump: 8.1 mi
  • 1954: 8.1 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 8.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 11.3 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Maori Head: 8.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.5 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.6 mi
  • First Tear: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 50
Cliffs: 21
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 22.6 mi
  • Pond View: 22.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 4.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Town Open Space (Cedar Lane). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindsley HillNNW 332°312 m8.5 mi
Clinton HillNW 319°303 m9.5 mi
West PeakNE 35°301 m4.0 mi
Becar HillNW 325°297 m9.0 mi
Compounce MountainNNW 342°290 m8.5 mi
Southington MountainNNW 332°281 m6.7 mi
East PeakNE 42°277 m3.9 mi
Higby MountainENE 72°272 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440892

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