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Town Open Space (Lake Road)

Town Open Space (Lake Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Lake Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Twin Lakes Road), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of North Branford
Getting there

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Coordinates41.31954, -72.77720

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Mill Road Field: 2.1 mi
  • Connecticut Sportsplex: 2.3 mi
  • Swajchuk Park: 2.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Mauro Park (Warwick Lane): 3.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Cenotaph: 3.1 mi
  • Branford: 3.2 mi
  • World War II: 3.3 mi
  • Korean and Vietnam Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Stony Creek Honor Roll World War II: 3.8 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 50
Gardens: 49
Attractions: 27
  • Dinosaur Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Bear Cave: 4.9 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.7 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 7.9 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 6.8 mi
  • snake: 8.0 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 8.1 mi
  • John B Pierce: 8.2 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 15.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
  • Pond View: 23.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 23.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Town Open Space (Lake Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNE 12°232 m9.9 mi
Fowler MountainNNE 12°230 m8.7 mi
High RockNW 307°216 m10.7 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE 15°210 m8.0 mi
Mount CarmelNW 323°206 m9.7 mi
Mount PisgahNNE 31°196 m10.3 mi
Totoket MountainN 6°176 m5.4 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE 37°167 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:26

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438006

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