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Town Open Space (Contour Drive)

Town Open Space (Contour Drive) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Contour Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.51793, -72.90962
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 2.9 mi
  • Rochambeau Monument: 3.6 mi
  • Red Bridge: 3.7 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 6.1 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 3.0 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.6 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.7 mi
  • Spruce Glen Falls: 6.1 mi
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Maori Head: 6.9 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 7.3 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 7.4 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 7.4 mi
  • Home: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 56
  • Libby's Lump: 7.6 mi
  • 1954: 9.1 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 10.0 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.7 mi
  • Rock House: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 49
Cliffs: 21
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
  • Pond View: 21.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.3 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 3.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 7.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.9 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainNNW 348°313 m9.2 mi
Lindsley HillNNW 338°312 m7.8 mi
Clinton HillNW 324°303 m8.6 mi
West PeakNE 48°301 m4.6 mi
Becar HillNNW 330°297 m8.2 mi
Compounce MountainN 349°290 m8.0 mi
Southington MountainNNW 341°281 m6.0 mi
East PeakNE 55°277 m4.7 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 solstice07:1615:4116:25

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440866

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