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Town Open Space (Totoket Road)

Town Open Space (Totoket Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Totoket Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Connecticut Sportsplex, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of North Branford
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.33266, -72.81466

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Connecticut Sportsplex: 0.2 mi
  • Mill Road Field: 0.5 mi
  • Cortina Park: 1.2 mi
  • Swajchuk Park: 1.4 mi
  • Mauro Park (Warwick Lane): 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 51
Waterfalls: 51
Attractions: 28
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.4 mi
  • Bear Cave: 5.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 8.8 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 4.8 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 6.1 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 6.3 mi
  • John B Pierce: 6.5 mi
  • An American Dream: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.8 mi
  • Pond View: 21.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Town Open Space (Totoket Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNW 322°263 m11.3 mi
TrimountainNNE 25°232 m9.7 mi
Fowler MountainNNE 27°230 m8.5 mi
High RockNW 310°216 m8.6 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE 30°210 m7.9 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 330°206 m7.8 mi
Mount PisgahNE 43°196 m10.8 mi
Meeting House HillNW 305°193 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:03
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438036

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