Town Open Space (Sunrise Circle)
Town Open Space (Sunrise Circle) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Harriet Wallace Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Harriet Wallace Park: 0.4 mi
- Triangular Park: 0.6 mi
- Community Pool: 0.7 mi
- Harrison Park: 0.7 mi
- Marcus Cooke Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Grieb Road): 0.6 mi
- Community Lake: 1.3 mi
- Turnpike Road Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Kondracki Lane): 1.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Jenna Road): 2.0 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Farming Museum: 4.9 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 5.2 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 5.3 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 1.3 mi
- Red Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 4.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.1 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 2.6 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.8 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 4.8 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 7.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 4.5 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 5.0 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.3 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 13.6 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 13.8 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 3.4 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 6.7 mi
- 1954: 6.8 mi
- Bear Cave: 7.5 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 7.7 mi
- snake: 7.7 mi
- First Tear: 9.5 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 10.2 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 10.7 mi
- Turtle Statue: 11.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 6.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.0 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Chimney Corner: 15.6 mi
- Green Wall: 16.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 1.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.1 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 21.7 mi
- Pond View: 24.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 24.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Town Open Space (Sunrise Circle). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | NNW 342° | 301 m | 7.2 mi |
| East Peak | NNW 344° | 277 m | 6.7 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NNE 27° | 272 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Sanford | W 269° | 263 m | 7.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 286° | 260 m | 9.6 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | W 274° | 253 m | 8.8 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | WNW 285° | 246 m | 9.2 mi |
| Trimountain | E 95° | 232 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43438452
Day trips start here
- Essex · 23 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 25 mi
- Old Saybrook · 25 mi
- Old Lyme · 28 mi
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