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Town Open Space (Parsons Road & R.R)

Town Open Space (Parsons Road & R.R) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Parsons Road & R.R) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Rattlesnake Hill stands 323 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Angelo Sferrazza Memorial Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.96385, -72.60599

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Ahern Park: 2.1 mi
  • Pesci Park: 2.5 mi
  • D'Aleo Park: 2.5 mi
  • Enfield Town Green: 2.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Veterans' Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Suffield Academy Bell: 2.8 mi
  • Kotchen Quadrangle: 2.8 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial Hall: 2.9 mi
  • Connecticut Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 4.3 mi
Gardens
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Side Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Back Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Front Garden: 3.6 mi
Artworks
  • The Three Graces: 7.9 mi
  • Freedom Eagle: 8.5 mi
  • Miles Morgan: 9.5 mi
  • 1856 City Hall Bell: 9.5 mi
  • Birdicus Gigantium: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 51
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 4.6 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 4.6 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 4.6 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 5.4 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 41
Cliffs: 26
  • Flag Rock: 14.5 mi
  • Indian Leap: 14.9 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 16.0 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 16.0 mi
  • Garden Wall: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 7
  • Rd: 16.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Town Open Space (Parsons Road & R.R). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake HillENE 65°323 m11.3 mi
Bald MountainE 79°322 m10.2 mi
Pine MountainENE 62°319 m11.8 mi
Soapstone MountainE 92°315 m9.9 mi
Bald MountainENE 64°303 m11.6 mi
Perkins MountainENE 67°298 m10.9 mi
Paulk HillESE 117°294 m12.7 mi
Kendall HillESE 103°290 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442220

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