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Town Open Space (South Of South Road)

Town Open Space (South Of South Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (South Of South Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (East Of Chief Street), a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.98031, -72.56023

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Powder Hollow Park: 0.9 mi
  • Hazardville Playground: 1.4 mi
  • Enfield Town Green: 2.3 mi
  • D'Aleo Park: 2.3 mi
  • Brainard Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Side Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Back Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Front Garden: 5.5 mi
Artworks
  • The Three Graces: 6.7 mi
  • Freedom Eagle: 8.4 mi
  • Miles Morgan: 8.5 mi
  • 1856 City Hall Bell: 8.5 mi
  • Birdicus Gigantium: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 48
  • New England Sky Screamer: 5.1 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 7.1 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 7.1 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 7.2 mi
  • Goat Rock: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Hockanum Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Cascade: 10.7 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 11.4 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Indian Leap: 13.0 mi
  • Flag Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 18.4 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 18.4 mi
  • Garden Wall: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 5
  • Rd: 15.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 15.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 15.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 11.2 mi
  • Picnic: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Town Open Space (South Of South Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillE 82°332 m10.6 mi
Moon MountainENE 58°330 m12.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillENE 65°323 m8.6 mi
Bald MountainE 84°322 m7.7 mi
Pine MountainENE 62°319 m9.1 mi
Soapstone MountainE 101°315 m7.7 mi
Bald MountainENE 64°303 m9.0 mi
Perkins MountainENE 68°298 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1615:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442238

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