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Town Open Space (Mariot Circle & Cardinal Drive)

Town Open Space (Mariot Circle & Cardinal Drive) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Mariot Circle & Cardinal Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Reskin & Field Drives), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.43333, -72.82375
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens
Waterfalls
Beaches
Artworks: 51
Attractions: 50
  • Washington Trail monument: 4.7 mi
  • Bear Cave: 6.8 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 7.5 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 8.0 mi
  • 1954: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 17.8 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.3 mi
  • Pond View: 22.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 2.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Town Open Space (Mariot Circle & Cardinal Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakN 353°301 m9.0 mi
East PeakN 356°277 m8.6 mi
Higby MountainNNE 28°272 m9.2 mi
Mount SanfordWNW 287°263 m6.8 mi
Prospect HillWNW 301°260 m9.4 mi
Prospect MountainWNW 290°253 m8.1 mi
Talmadge HillWNW 301°246 m9.0 mi
TrimountainENE 68°232 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
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 °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438334

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