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Town Open Space (Mansion Road)

Town Open Space (Mansion Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Mansion Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharon Drive Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.47883, -72.90432
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bartlem Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Church Green: 1.3 mi
  • Gaylord Fields: 2.4 mi
  • McNamara Field: 2.5 mi
  • Gateway Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 0.9 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 3.9 mi
  • South Quad: 4.3 mi
  • Lyman Hall Monument: 4.5 mi
  • Red Bridge: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
Museums
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Winnett Food Forest: 9.4 mi
  • Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Washington Trail monument: 8.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.0 mi
  • 1954: 9.9 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 10.3 mi
  • Bear Cave: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 52
Artworks: 52
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 12.8 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 20.0 mi
  • Pond View: 20.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 20.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Town Open Space (Mansion Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakNNE 29°301 m6.6 mi
Southington MountainNNW 345°281 m8.7 mi
East PeakNNE 33°277 m6.5 mi
Andrews HillW 272°275 m9.7 mi
Mount SanfordWSW 243°263 m2.6 mi
Turkey HillWNW 302°263 m5.8 mi
Prospect HillWNW 293°260 m4.3 mi
Hopkins HillW 276°259 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438297

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