- Elevation, modelled
- 36 m
- Tallest summit within 10.8 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 10.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway17.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3737, -72.7956
Town Open Space (Sunnyside Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 36 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Totoket Road), a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of North Branford
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Town Open Space (Sunnyside Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | NW 308° | 263 m | 10.0 mi |
| Trimountain | NNE 28° | 232 m | 6.7 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NNE 31° | 230 m | 5.6 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NNE 15° | 219 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 289° | 216 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NE 37° | 210 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NW 309° | 206 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NE 51° | 196 m | 8.1 mi |
- 17.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 28.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Totoket Road): 0.5 mi
- McCluskey Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Great Hill: 1.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Woodhouse Avenue): 1.7 mi
- Julius M. Hansen Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- North Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sea Hill: 1.9 mi
- Totoket Mountain: 2.2 mi
- West Sugarloaf: 3.1 mi
- East Sugarloaf: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Swajchuk Park: 1.6 mi
- All Saints Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Mill Road Field: 2.5 mi
- Carina Park: 2.7 mi
- North Haven Athletic Complex: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Farming Museum: 3.3 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 6.3 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
- Abraham Baldwin: 4.5 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 7.3 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 7.6 mi
- Limewood Beach: 7.8 mi
- Montowese Beach: 8.1 mi
- Pebbley Beach: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- Stair Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.9 mi
- Cascade: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 56
- Wallingford Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 6.6 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 32
- Bear Cave: 4.0 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 6.3 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 6.6 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 7.2 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 23
- Henry Gould Lewis: 6.5 mi
- snake: 6.7 mi
- Turtle Statue: 7.8 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 8.0 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Bluff Head: 5.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 6.0 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 9.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 17.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 22.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.0 mi
- Pond View: 23.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 22.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 22.1 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 24.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 18.9 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 6.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| 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).
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, 6 mi away.
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