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Town Open Space (Willow Road)

Town Open Space (Willow Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Willow Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (North High & Mill Streets), a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.30332, -72.85299

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens: 49
Waterfalls: 43
Attractions: 23
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 7.3 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.0 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.6 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 3.4 mi
  • John B Pierce: 4.1 mi
  • An American Dream: 4.2 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 4.5 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 18.2 mi
  • Pond View: 19.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 20.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Town Open Space (Willow Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainNNE 31°230 m11.3 mi
High RockNNW 328°216 m8.8 mi
Pistapaug MountainNE 34°210 m10.7 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 348°206 m9.0 mi
Meeting House HillNW 319°193 m11.3 mi
Round HillNW 307°190 m9.7 mi
Peck HillWNW 299°183 m10.6 mi
Totoket MountainNE 35°176 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:50
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437073

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