Town Open Space (Dug Road)
Town Open Space (Dug Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Jefferson Hill stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 29 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Hill: 0.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 1.3 mi
- Lattin Hill: 1.4 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.4 mi
- Black Rock: 1.4 mi
- Town Playground: 0.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.9 mi
- Village Green: 1.1 mi
- Kenea Park: 1.1 mi
- Reeves Field: 1.1 mi
- Black Rock State Park: 1.2 mi
- Humiston Park (Owned By Thomaston): 1.7 mi
- Thomaston Dam: 2.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Rear Of Linkfield Road): 3.2 mi
- Town Open Space (Rear Of Honey Hill Road): 3.2 mi
- Railroad Museum of New England: 1.3 mi
- Lock Museum of America: 4.2 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 4.6 mi
- James Morris Museum and Aline Brothier Morris Reading Room: 5.6 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 2.1 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 2.1 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 2.1 mi
- Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 5.2 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 5.3 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 6.4 mi
- Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 6.8 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 6.8 mi
- Rock House: 2.1 mi
- Tory's Den: 5.9 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 6.3 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 6.3 mi
- Ben Franklin: 8.3 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 8.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 8.5 mi
- Maori Head: 8.7 mi
- Jean Widmark: 11.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 6.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 8.4 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 8.4 mi
- Biblical Garden: 8.4 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 1.8 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 3.9 mi
- Ravens Roost: 6.0 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 7.5 mi
- Waterfront: 3.6 mi
- Boating Side: 3.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.6 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 6.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 14.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 17.0 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.1 mi
- Big Spring: 20.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.6 mi
- Dudley Town: 16.4 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Town Open Space (Dug Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hill | NNW 327° | 378 m | 6.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 318° | 359 m | 6.0 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | NE 41° | 354 m | 7.7 mi |
| Guernsey Hill | NW 323° | 346 m | 3.6 mi |
| Todd Hill | W 263° | 344 m | 7.3 mi |
| Scoville Hill | N 359° | 340 m | 6.1 mi |
| Poor House Hill | WNW 286° | 336 m | 6.1 mi |
| Apple Hill | WNW 284° | 334 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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