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Town Open Space (Sandalwood Drive)

Town Open Space (Sandalwood Drive) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Sandalwood Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Orchard Park Road), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 18 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.28455, -72.63070

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • The Ox Pasture: 1.0 mi
  • Bauer Park: 1.0 mi
  • East River Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
  • Madison Green: 1.5 mi
  • Madison Green Historic District: 1.5 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Green Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Clapboard Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Camp Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 39
Waterfalls: 39
  • Cascade: 4.2 mi
  • Nineveh Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Cascade: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Dinosaur Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 7.1 mi
  • Bear Cave: 7.8 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 8.6 mi
  • Stone Table: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 17
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Town Open Space (Sandalwood Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainNNW 332°230 m12.3 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNW 332°210 m11.6 mi
Goose HillNNE 17°201 m11.5 mi
Mount PisgahN 349°196 m11.4 mi
Totoket MountainNW 318°176 m10.5 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNNW 335°167 m8.5 mi
East SugarloafNW 320°156 m8.2 mi
Bunker HillN 1°153 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438569

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