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Town Open Space (West Pond Meadow Road)

Town Open Space (West Pond Meadow Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (West Pond Meadow Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Long Hill stands 154 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom, a peak 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.30289, -72.46162

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Westbrook Town Green: 1.3 mi
  • Town Open Space (Magna Lane): 1.4 mi
  • Kirtland Landing: 1.9 mi
  • Crystal Lake Town Park: 2.5 mi
  • Comstock Park: 2.7 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 44
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 7.8 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 7.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 33
Attractions: 31
  • Stone Table: 3.2 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.5 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 8.2 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 9.9 mi
  • tri-town marker: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 1.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Town Open Space (West Pond Meadow Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long HillNNW 347°154 m10.2 mi
Turkey HillNNW 345°140 m9.4 mi
Turkey HillNNW 346°138 m8.1 mi
Mount ArcherNE 38°136 m8.8 mi
Wig HillN 350°128 m7.2 mi
Tower HillNW 321°126 m4.8 mi
Nickerson HillNE 47°123 m9.6 mi
Buell HillWNW 299°119 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438731

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