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Town Open Space (Durham Road)

Town Open Space (Durham Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Durham Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shadow Valley, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 21 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.34392, -72.62399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Nut Plains Park: 3.3 mi
  • Bauer Park: 3.6 mi
  • Irene Sheldon Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 4.6 mi
  • Madison Green Historic District: 4.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 49
  • Nineveh Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.6 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Seven Falls: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 38
Attractions: 32
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 4.9 mi
  • Bear Cave: 5.4 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Town Open Space (Durham Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNW 324°232 m9.9 mi
Fowler MountainNW 318°230 m9.1 mi
Pistapaug MountainNW 316°210 m8.4 mi
Goose HillNNE 24°201 m7.5 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 340°196 m7.6 mi
Totoket MountainWNW 297°176 m8.2 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 312°167 m5.3 mi
East SugarloafWNW 292°156 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1274515662

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