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Town Open Space (North High & Mill Streets)

Town Open Space (North High & Mill Streets) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (North High & Mill Streets) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Willow Road), a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.31429, -72.85001

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches
Waterfalls: 45
Attractions: 23
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 3.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.0 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.4 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 3.2 mi
  • John B Pierce: 4.4 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 4.4 mi
  • An American Dream: 4.4 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 18.6 mi
  • Pond View: 20.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 20.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Town Open Space (North High & Mill Streets). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainNNE 32°230 m10.5 mi
High RockNW 325°216 m8.3 mi
Pistapaug MountainNE 36°210 m10.0 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 345°206 m8.3 mi
Meeting House HillNW 316°193 m10.8 mi
Round HillWNW 302°190 m9.4 mi
Peck HillWNW 295°183 m10.4 mi
Totoket MountainNE 37°176 m7.2 mi

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 solstice07:1515:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437953

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