Town Open Space (White Birch Estates)
Town Open Space (White Birch Estates) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Loos Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 25 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Loos Pond Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Saner Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Marchand Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Dickinson Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Ricciardi Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Carter Hill: 1.8 mi
- Meshomasic Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Fuller Hill: 2.6 mi
- Raccoon Hill: 2.8 mi
- Clark Hill: 2.8 mi
- Face in Tree: 2.7 mi
- Frog: 7.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 9.3 mi
- First Tear: 10.1 mi
- Sorry Rock: 11.4 mi
- Farley Field: 2.7 mi
- Sears Park: 2.8 mi
- West Road Memorial Field: 3.1 mi
- Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 3.9 mi
- Seamster Park: 4.4 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 2.8 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 3.9 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 4.7 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 5.6 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 5.8 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 3.9 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 5.9 mi
- Portland Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Museum on the Green: 7.3 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 3.0 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 3.3 mi
- Insect Hotel: 3.3 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 3.3 mi
- Car Wreck: 3.7 mi
- The Cascade: 2.9 mi
- Cascade: 3.9 mi
- Cascades: 4.9 mi
- Glen Falls: 5.2 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 2.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.9 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 6.7 mi
- Gingers Garden: 9.0 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Crow Point: 8.0 mi
- Flag Rock: 11.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Green Wall: 17.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 14.5 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 18.7 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 19.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.8 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 24.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 7.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 9.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Town Open Space (White Birch Estates). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | NNE 15° | 273 m | 5.5 mi |
| John Tom Hill | NNE 15° | 272 m | 5.5 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | W 267° | 265 m | 2.2 mi |
| Clark Hill | SSW 208° | 241 m | 2.8 mi |
| Post Hill | ENE 72° | 239 m | 8.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | N 5° | 237 m | 8.6 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | N 358° | 234 m | 4.4 mi |
| Birch Mountain | N 6° | 233 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43440973
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 9 mi
- Willimantic · 16 mi
- Storrs · 18 mi
- Tolland · 18 mi
- East Windsor · 20 mi
- Essex · 20 mi
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