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Town Open Space (Wildcat Road)

Town Open Space (Wildcat Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Wildcat Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Horse Pond Road), a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.29817, -72.58410

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 1.0 mi
  • Bauer Park: 1.6 mi
  • Madison Green Historic District: 1.6 mi
  • Madison Green: 1.6 mi
  • Salt Meadow Park: 2.5 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 44
Waterfalls: 39
  • Nineveh Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Cascade: 6.8 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cascade: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 5.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Stone Table: 7.2 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 8.7 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 17
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
  • Powder House: 24.4 mi
  • Skate Hut: 24.5 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Town Open Space (Wildcat Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillN 5°201 m10.1 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 336°196 m11.3 mi
Totoket MountainNW 306°176 m11.7 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 318°167 m9.0 mi
East SugarloafNW 305°156 m9.3 mi
Long HillNNE 22°154 m11.0 mi
Bunker HillNNW 346°153 m9.5 mi
West SugarloafNW 304°145 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:4016:25

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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438641

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