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Town Open Space (Glenwood Road)

Town Open Space (Glenwood Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Glenwood Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesse Buell Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.31126, -72.52452

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Indian River Recreation Complex: 0.5 mi
  • Kirtland Landing: 2.3 mi
  • Liberty Green: 2.4 mi
  • Lafayette Green: 2.5 mi
  • Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 48
Waterfalls: 37
  • Nineveh Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Cascade: 9.9 mi
  • Cascade: 10.0 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Stone Table: 4.1 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 8.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillNNW 347°201 m9.4 mi
Long HillN 6°154 m9.4 mi
Bunker HillNNW 327°153 m9.9 mi
Turkey HillN 5°140 m8.6 mi
Turkey HillN 10°138 m7.4 mi
Bunker HillNNW 332°135 m9.9 mi
Wig HillNNE 17°128 m6.8 mi
Tower HillN 5°126 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:27
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439090

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