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Town Open Space/Landfill

Town Open Space/Landfill from directly overhead

Town Open Space/Landfill is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 24 miles off.

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Coordinates41.58891, -72.48224
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Sears Park: 1.3 mi
  • Seamster Park: 1.4 mi
  • Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 1.4 mi
  • Farley Field: 2.7 mi
  • Fireman's Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 59
Waterfalls: 55
Attractions: 51
  • Pumpkintown USA: 0.6 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 3.0 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 3.1 mi
  • Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 4.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 34
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 7
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Town Open Space/Landfill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckN 3°273 m8.3 mi
John Tom HillN 3°272 m8.3 mi
Meshomasic MountainNW 312°265 m4.2 mi
Clark HillW 281°241 m2.3 mi
Post HillNE 52°239 m9.4 mi
Kongscut MountainN 352°234 m7.4 mi
Burnt HillNE 36°229 m8.7 mi
Raccoon HillWNW 294°228 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436420

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