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Town Open Space (Walnut Farms Subdiv.)3Parcels

Town Open Space (Walnut Farms Subdiv.)3Parcels from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Walnut Farms Subdiv.)3Parcels is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the west, 6.4 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.73658, -72.87197
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 1.7 mi
  • plinth: 3.9 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.3 mi
  • Asa Spaulding Porter: 5.1 mi
Parks
  • Tunxis Mead Park: 0.9 mi
  • Quirk Park: 0.9 mi
  • Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Suburban Park: 1.7 mi
  • Malerbo Rec Complex: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • Carousel: 1.7 mi
  • The Carrals: 1.7 mi
  • Trolley Offices Sign: 1.7 mi
  • Kettles: 1.7 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 1.8 mi
Museums
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Whigville Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Seven Steps Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Fetzer Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Burlington Falls: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Wolcott Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 6.6 mi
  • 5-Sense Garden: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 44
Cliffs: 20
  • Porcupine Hole: 3.1 mi
  • Green Wall: 3.2 mi
  • South Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Solar Panel: 4.2 mi
  • Superstructure: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 13.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Town Open Space (Walnut Farms Subdiv.)3Parcels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainW 281°354 m6.4 mi
South MountainSSW 213°313 m7.2 mi
Lindsley HillSSW 212°312 m9.2 mi
Scranton MountainWNW 289°300 m5.2 mi
Mount HopeWSW 254°297 m5.4 mi
Compounce MountainSSW 206°290 m8.0 mi
Schoolhouse HillWNW 303°288 m6.7 mi
Holt HillWSW 252°288 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439489

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