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Town Open Space (Fort Path Road)

Town Open Space (Fort Path Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Fort Path Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Pistapaug Mountain stands 210 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick W. Lee, Esq, a historic site 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.

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Coordinates41.28310, -72.60665

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Madison Green: 0.4 mi
  • Madison Green Historic District: 0.4 mi
  • Bauer Park: 0.7 mi
  • Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 1.1 mi
  • The Ox Pasture: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
  • Green Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Camp Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Clapboard Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Spencer Hill: 2.8 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 39
Waterfalls: 37
  • Nineveh Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascade: 5.4 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Cascade: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Dinosaur Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.6 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.6 mi
  • Stone Table: 8.7 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 17
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Town Open Space (Fort Path Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pistapaug MountainNNW 327°210 m12.3 mi
Goose HillN 11°201 m11.3 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 343°196 m11.8 mi
Totoket MountainNW 314°176 m11.4 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNNW 328°167 m9.2 mi
East SugarloafNW 315°156 m9.1 mi
Long HillNNE 25°154 m12.4 mi
Bunker HillN 354°153 m10.3 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 solstice07:1415:4116:25

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/43438572

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