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Town Open Space (Route 128)

Town Open Space (Route 128) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Route 128) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tarradiddle, a peak 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.87555, -73.34720

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Waterfalls: 49
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 35
Attractions: 30
  • Town Hill Farm: 6.1 mi
  • Giant's Thumb: 7.4 mi
  • Beckley Furnace: 9.8 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 10.4 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
Beaches: 9
Gardens: 8
  • Judea Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 13.5 mi
  • Innisfree Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 15.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Newsboy Statue: 21.3 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 21.5 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 23.1 mi
  • Naked Lady: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Town Open Space (Route 128). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainSE 145°513 m4.5 mi
The PinnacleSSE 150°502 m4.3 mi
Red MountainSE 124°499 m3.5 mi
Sedgwick MountainE 92°495 m3.6 mi
Brass MountainE 100°491 m5.8 mi
Bartholomew HillESE 118°484 m4.0 mi
Howe MountainNE 48°473 m3.3 mi
Titus MountainNE 51°464 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5020:33
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436288

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