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Town Open Space (East Of Spruceland Road)

Town Open Space (East Of Spruceland Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (East Of Spruceland Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Peck Hill stands 336 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (West Of Spruceland Road), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03053, -72.52211

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Turner Park: 1.8 mi
  • Center Field: 2.2 mi
  • Center School Park: 2.3 mi
  • Whitacres Park: 2.3 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 50
Waterfalls: 28
  • Cascade: 9.5 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 14.4 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Beaches: 11
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic: 22.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 13.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 13.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Town Open Space (East Of Spruceland Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peck HillE 82°336 m11.3 mi
Chestnut HillESE 103°332 m8.8 mi
Moon MountainENE 70°330 m8.8 mi
Rattlesnake HillE 88°323 m5.9 mi
Bald MountainESE 115°322 m6.3 mi
Pine MountainE 82°319 m6.2 mi
Soapstone MountainSE 131°315 m7.5 mi
Bald MountainE 86°303 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441007

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