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Town Open Space (Gaylord F. & Shoebox)

Town Open Space (Gaylord F. & Shoebox) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Gaylord F. & Shoebox) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaylord Fields, a park 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.48462, -72.85988
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gaylord Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Town Open Space (Schoolhouse Rd.& Algonquin Drive): 1.5 mi
  • Lufbery Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 2.1 mi
  • Emerson Leonard Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls
  • Intermittent Cascade: 3.5 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 3.5 mi
  • Spruce Glen Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 7.1 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Winnett Food Forest: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Washington Trail monument: 6.7 mi
  • 1954: 7.8 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 10.0 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 10.5 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 54
Beaches: 53
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 13.9 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 21.3 mi
  • Pond View: 22.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 4.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Town Open Space (Gaylord F. & Shoebox). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakN 9°301 m5.4 mi
Southington MountainNNW 330°281 m9.2 mi
East PeakNNE 14°277 m5.2 mi
Higby MountainNE 53°272 m7.7 mi
Mount SanfordWSW 251°263 m4.9 mi
Turkey HillWNW 290°263 m7.7 mi
Prospect HillWNW 281°260 m6.3 mi
Hopkins HillW 271°259 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:25

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436729

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