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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. Long Hill stands 154 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.29728, -72.45333

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Mount Tom: 0.8 mi
  • Toby Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Murdock Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Ingham Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Westbrook Town Green: 0.8 mi
  • Town Open Space (Magna Lane): 0.9 mi
  • Crystal Lake Town Park: 2.1 mi
  • Kirtland Landing: 2.1 mi
  • Comstock Park: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 40
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 8.2 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 33
Attractions: 31
  • Stone Table: 3.6 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 7.0 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 8.5 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 10.0 mi
  • tri-town marker: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 18
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 1.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Town Open Space (Mcveagh Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long HillNNW 345°154 m10.6 mi
Turkey HillNNW 343°140 m9.9 mi
Turkey HillNNW 344°138 m8.6 mi
Mount ArcherNE 34°136 m8.8 mi
Wig HillNNW 347°128 m7.6 mi
Tower HillNW 320°126 m5.3 mi
Nickerson HillNE 43°123 m9.6 mi
Buell HillWNW 300°119 m7.5 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/43438733

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