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Town Open Space (Young Street)

Town Open Space (Young Street) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Young Street) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 26 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.55465, -72.51009
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 1.5 mi
  • Seamster Park: 1.6 mi
  • Middle Haddam Historic District: 2.1 mi
  • Sears Park: 2.5 mi
  • Cobolt Landing: 2.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Yellow Ribbon Tree: 1.5 mi
  • Lions Club Pavilion: 2.5 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Portland Civil War Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 59
Waterfalls: 56
Attractions: 50
  • Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 2.4 mi
  • Pumpkintown USA: 2.5 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 3.1 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 3.3 mi
  • grindstone: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 38
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Town Open Space (Young Street). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meshomasic MountainNNW 342°265 m5.5 mi
Clark HillNNW 344°241 m2.9 mi
Raccoon HillNNW 334°228 m4.3 mi
Great HillNW 307°222 m2.9 mi
Clark HillNNW 336°206 m6.6 mi
Baker HillNNE 26°204 m2.5 mi
Goose HillSSW 200°201 m8.2 mi
Bear HillWSW 242°199 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441243

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