- Elevation, modelled
- 55 m
- Tallest summit within 10.3 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 8.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway18.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3979, -72.8001
Town Open Space (Woodhouse Avenue) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 55 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is McCluskey Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of North Branford
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Town Open Space (Woodhouse Avenue). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | WNW 300° | 263 m | 8.9 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | WNW 300° | 253 m | 10.2 mi |
| Trimountain | NE 38° | 232 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NE 45° | 230 m | 4.4 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NNE 19° | 219 m | 8.5 mi |
| High Rock | W 278° | 216 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NE 54° | 210 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | WNW 296° | 206 m | 5.2 mi |
- 18.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- McCluskey Preserve: 0.8 mi
- West Dayton Hill: 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Totoket Road): 1.2 mi
- Big Gulph: 1.4 mi
- Julius M. Hansen Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Totoket Mountain: 1.8 mi
- North Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sea Hill: 3.1 mi
- West Sugarloaf: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Forest Grove Park: 2.3 mi
- Pond Hill Park: 2.5 mi
- All Saints Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Carina Park: 2.5 mi
- Wharton Brook State Park: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Farming Museum: 2.5 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 5.4 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 4.1 mi
- Abraham Baldwin: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 60
- Stair Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 5.3 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 5.4 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.3 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 7.2 mi
Beaches
- Lake Beseck Beach: 8.8 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 8.8 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 9.0 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 9.2 mi
- Limewood Beach: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 56
- Wallingford Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 6.9 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 7.4 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 36
- Bear Cave: 4.5 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 5.0 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 6.5 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 6.8 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 23
- snake: 6.5 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 7.3 mi
- Turtle Statue: 8.4 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 8.7 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Bluff Head: 5.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 5.8 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Chimney Corner: 11.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 18.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.5 mi
- Pond View: 23.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.
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