Town Open Space (Pine Brook)
Town Open Space (Pine Brook) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 27 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Hill: 0.5 mi
- Gate Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hog Hill: 1.3 mi
- Barton Hill: 1.4 mi
- Great Hill: 2.0 mi
- Middle Haddam Historic District: 1.1 mi
- Cobolt Landing: 1.6 mi
- Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 1.9 mi
- Seamster Park: 2.5 mi
- Sears Park: 2.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Young Street): 1.1 mi
- Upper Pine Brook Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Dart Island State Park: 1.7 mi
- Middlesex Land Trust: 1.8 mi
- Hillside Association: 1.9 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 1.9 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 4.4 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 4.5 mi
- Thankful Arnold House: 5.4 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 1.9 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 2.6 mi
- Portland Civil War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 6.1 mi
- Face in Tree: 4.4 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 6.1 mi
- First Tear: 7.2 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 12.4 mi
- Frog: 12.5 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 1.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 1.7 mi
- Pine Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cascade: 3.0 mi
- The Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 2.6 mi
- Gingers Garden: 4.8 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.5 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 2.6 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 2.9 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 2.9 mi
- grindstone: 3.1 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.9 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 16.1 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 19.7 mi
- Middle Beach: 19.9 mi
- West Beach: 20.0 mi
- Crow Point: 11.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.3 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.3 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 5.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 12.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 20.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Town Open Space (Pine Brook). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | N 353° | 265 m | 5.0 mi |
| Clark Hill | N 6° | 241 m | 2.6 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NNW 348° | 228 m | 3.7 mi |
| Great Hill | NW 320° | 222 m | 2.0 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNW 344° | 206 m | 6.0 mi |
| Baker Hill | NE 48° | 204 m | 3.0 mi |
| Goose Hill | SSW 193° | 201 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | SW 232° | 199 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43441238
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 10 mi
- Essex · 16 mi
- Montville · 20 mi
- Old Lyme · 20 mi
- Old Saybrook · 20 mi
- Willimantic · 20 mi
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