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Town Open Space (Mcveagh Road)

Town Open Space (Mcveagh Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Mcveagh Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Turkey Hill stands 140 m to the north-northwest, 9.9 miles off. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.29763, -72.45548

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Tom: 0.7 mi
  • Toby Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Murdock Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Ingham Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Westbrook Town Green: 0.9 mi
  • Town Open Space (Magna Lane): 1.0 mi
  • Kirtland Landing: 2.0 mi
  • Crystal Lake Town Park: 2.2 mi
  • Comstock Park: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 42
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 8.1 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Attractions: 31
  • Stone Table: 3.5 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.9 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 8.5 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 10.0 mi
  • tri-town marker: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 1.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Town Open Space (Mcveagh Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNNW 343°140 m9.9 mi
Turkey HillNNW 344°138 m8.5 mi
Mount ArcherNE 35°136 m8.9 mi
Wig HillNNW 348°128 m7.6 mi
Tower HillNW 321°126 m5.2 mi
Nickerson HillNE 44°123 m9.6 mi
Buell HillWNW 301°119 m7.4 mi
Honey HillNE 35°114 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438726

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