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Town Open Space (Rear Buchanan & Tyler Roads)

Town Open Space (Rear Buchanan & Tyler Roads) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Rear Buchanan & Tyler Roads) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the east-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Off Broad Brook Road), a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.96788, -72.52975

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Side Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Back Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Front Garden: 7.2 mi
Artworks
  • The Three Graces: 7.9 mi
  • Miles Morgan: 9.7 mi
  • 1856 City Hall Bell: 9.7 mi
  • Birdicus Gigantium: 9.8 mi
  • Horton Court: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 48
  • New England Sky Screamer: 6.7 mi
  • Goat Rock: 8.2 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 8.5 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 8.5 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Hockanum Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Cascade: 9.1 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 10.2 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Flag Rock: 13.0 mi
  • Indian Leap: 13.5 mi
  • Crow Point: 18.6 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 18.9 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 6
  • Rd: 16.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 6.6 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi
  • Picnic: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Town Open Space (Rear Buchanan & Tyler Roads). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillENE 75°332 m9.2 mi
Moon MountainNE 50°330 m11.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillNE 54°323 m7.7 mi
Bald MountainENE 75°322 m6.3 mi
Pine MountainNE 51°319 m8.3 mi
Soapstone MountainE 96°315 m6.0 mi
Bald MountainNE 54°303 m8.1 mi
Perkins MountainENE 58°298 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:30
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3716:22

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437932

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