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Turnpike Road Open Space

Turnpike Road Open Space from directly overhead

Turnpike Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Jenna Road), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Wallingford
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.48095, -72.82936
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Spruce Glen Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 4.2 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 4.2 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Cascade: 5.9 mi
Gardens
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.5 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Erin Street Community Garden: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 56
Attractions: 56
  • Washington Trail monument: 5.1 mi
  • 1954: 6.7 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 8.5 mi
  • Bear Cave: 9.3 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 54
Cliffs: 19
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 3.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 7.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 15.2 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 21.8 mi
  • Pond View: 23.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 24.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Turnpike Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakN 352°301 m5.7 mi
East PeakN 356°277 m5.3 mi
Higby MountainNE 43°272 m6.7 mi
Mount SanfordWSW 258°263 m6.3 mi
Turkey HillWNW 288°263 m9.2 mi
Prospect HillW 281°260 m7.9 mi
Hopkins HillW 273°259 m9.3 mi
Prospect MountainW 266°253 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1515:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1274758244

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