Town Open Space (Reskin & Field Drives)
Town Open Space (Reskin & Field Drives) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendrick Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kendrick Park: 0.2 mi
- Pat Wall Field: 0.4 mi
- Pond Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Wharton Brook State Park: 0.8 mi
- Doolittle Park: 1.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Mariot Circle & Cardinal Drive): 0.3 mi
- Wharton Brook Natural Area Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Kondracki Lane): 1.1 mi
- Briar Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Pitch Pines Park: 1.4 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Farming Museum: 2.6 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 4.0 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 7.2 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 1.3 mi
- South Quad: 3.8 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 6.7 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 8.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.2 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 4.8 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 5.4 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 5.5 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 7.3 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.7 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 11.8 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 12.0 mi
- snake: 8.2 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 8.4 mi
- Turtle Statue: 9.2 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 9.6 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.8 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 4.8 mi
- Bear Cave: 7.0 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.7 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 8.2 mi
- 1954: 9.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 7.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.4 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 14.3 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.6 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.3 mi
- Pond View: 22.8 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 22.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 23.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 3.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.3 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 24.3 mi
- Fog Signal House: 24.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.7 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Town Open Space (Reskin & Field Drives). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | N 354° | 301 m | 8.8 mi |
| East Peak | N 357° | 277 m | 8.4 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NNE 29° | 272 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Sanford | WNW 286° | 263 m | 6.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 300° | 260 m | 9.2 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | WNW 289° | 253 m | 7.9 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | WNW 300° | 246 m | 8.7 mi |
| Trimountain | ENE 71° | 232 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43438330
Day trips start here
- Essex · 23 mi
- Old Saybrook · 25 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 27 mi
- Old Lyme · 28 mi
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