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Town Open Space (Rear Of Linkfield Road)

Town Open Space (Rear Of Linkfield Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Rear Of Linkfield Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Chestnut Hill stands 359 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Rear Of Honey Hill Road), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.63185, -73.12767
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Waterfalls
  • Cascade: 2.3 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cascade: 4.0 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 56
Attractions: 42
Artworks: 23
  • Whale Sculpture: 6.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 6.9 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 7.0 mi
  • Maori Head: 7.3 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 2.1 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 3.8 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 9.0 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 15
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 4.4 mi
  • Pond View: 22.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 17.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Town Open Space (Rear Of Linkfield Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNW 342°359 m7.4 mi
Guernsey HillN 356°346 m5.5 mi
Todd HillWNW 288°344 m5.7 mi
Poor House HillNW 316°336 m5.9 mi
Apple HillNW 312°334 m6.2 mi
Little Mount TomWNW 299°331 m7.9 mi
East Chestnut HillNNW 345°324 m6.8 mi
Carmel HillW 274°322 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442339

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