Nature reserve · Connecticut
Town Open Space (Route 169)
Town Open Space (Route 169) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Canterbury Green, a park 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 runs past it.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
Coordinates41.68681, -71.96752
- On the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 3.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 0.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Canterbury Green: 0.8 mi
- Frink Park: 0.9 mi
- Robert Manship Park: 0.9 mi
- Sugar Brook Field Trial and Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Lions Park: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 0.8 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- John Bishop House: 6.3 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 7.1 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 9.4 mi
Peaks
- Black Hill: 1.7 mi
- North Hill: 2.6 mi
- Morgan Hill: 2.9 mi
- Westminster Hill: 3.3 mi
- Holmes Hill: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Irma and Charles Levonius Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Arthur and Dorothy Kinne Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Lathrop Cedar Swamp Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Tillinghast Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Quinebaug River Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.9 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 34
- Promised Day: 12.5 mi
- Nevertheless: 12.5 mi
- Manny: 12.6 mi
- Willy: 12.6 mi
- Windy: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Little Muk Falls: 7.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 21
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 0.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 2.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 5.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 5.4 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 18
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 12.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 12.7 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 17.0 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 11
- Moosup Pond Beach: 6.0 mi
- Wescott Beach: 19.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 20.7 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 21.0 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 14.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Little Beach: 21.6 mi
- Big Beach: 21.7 mi
- Picnic: 23.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 24.3 mi
- Powder House: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 12.4 mi
- Old Spring: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 13.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Town Open Space (Route 169). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | NW 323° | 240 m | 9.4 mi |
| Clark Hill | NW 311° | 235 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 315° | 232 m | 9.7 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NNW 341° | 231 m | 9.4 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NNW 341° | 225 m | 7.6 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NW 325° | 221 m | 8.2 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NW 312° | 220 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | ESE 101° | 204 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43438834
Day trips start here
- Griswold · 8 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 9 mi
- Norwich · 11 mi
- Preston · 13 mi
- Willimantic · 13 mi
- Foster · 16 mi
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