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Town Open Space (Highpoint W. Subdiv.) (6 Parcels)

Town Open Space (Highpoint W. Subdiv.) (6 Parcels) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Highpoint W. Subdiv.) (6 Parcels) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the west-northwest, 10.0 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 30 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.76172, -72.86233

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sycamore Hills Park: 0.9 mi
  • Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Suburban Park: 1.1 mi
  • Tunxis Mead Park: 2.0 mi
  • Farmington Club: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • The Carrals: 1.0 mi
  • Trolley Offices Sign: 1.0 mi
  • Carousel: 1.0 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 1.1 mi
  • Kettles: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 1.1 mi
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Newton C. Brainard: 3.9 mi
  • Asa Spaulding Porter: 4.2 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.5 mi
Museums
Waterfalls
Gardens: 54
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 5.5 mi
  • 5-Sense Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Jessie's Community Garden: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 27
  • Solar Panel: 3.2 mi
  • Superstructure: 3.2 mi
  • South Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Garden Wall: 3.5 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 12.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Town Open Space (Highpoint W. Subdiv.) (6 Parcels). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cotton HillWNW 290°360 m10.0 mi
Ratlum MountainNNW 339°358 m9.4 mi
Johnnycake MountainW 266°354 m6.8 mi
Breezy HillNNW 333°327 m8.7 mi
South MountainSSW 209°313 m9.0 mi
Yellow MountainNW 307°310 m9.0 mi
West LedgeN 356°305 m9.4 mi
Harmony HillWNW 282°304 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440424

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