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Town Open Space (Tuttle Road)

Town Open Space (Tuttle Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Tuttle Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Parmelee Brook Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Durham

How to reach it

Coordinates41.46948, -72.70112

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Durham Town Green: 1.1 mi
  • Allyn Brook Park: 1.4 mi
  • Peckham Field: 2.8 mi
  • Guida Farms Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
  • Dooley Pond Public Access: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens
Waterfalls: 60
Beaches: 55
Attractions: 52
  • Washington Trail monument: 2.2 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 2.7 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 3.6 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 4.7 mi
  • 1954: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 51
Cliffs: 19
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 4.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Town Open Space (Tuttle Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainNNW 340°272 m6.0 mi
TrimountainWSW 249°232 m1.9 mi
Fowler MountainSW 228°230 m2.8 mi
South MountainNW 314°220 m8.7 mi
Beseck MountainNW 323°219 m3.8 mi
Pistapaug MountainSW 216°210 m3.2 mi
Camels HumpNNW 338°207 m5.4 mi
Goose HillESE 104°201 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439045

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