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Town Open Space (Grieb Road)

Town Open Space (Grieb Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Grieb Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Sunrise Circle), a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.47166, -72.79514
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Waterfalls
Gardens
Peaks
Beaches: 60
Attractions: 55
  • Washington Trail monument: 3.2 mi
  • 1954: 6.2 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 6.6 mi
  • Bear Cave: 7.8 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 52
Cliffs: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 1.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Town Open Space (Grieb Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakNNW 338°301 m6.7 mi
East PeakNNW 340°277 m6.3 mi
Higby MountainNNE 27°272 m6.2 mi
Mount SanfordW 265°263 m8.0 mi
Prospect MountainW 271°253 m9.1 mi
Talmadge HillWNW 282°246 m9.4 mi
TrimountainESE 105°232 m3.2 mi
Fowler MountainSE 125°230 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438446

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