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Indian Cave Road Open Space

Indian Cave Road Open Space from directly overhead

Indian Cave Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Comstock Court Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Ridgefield
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.25952, -73.47203

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
Museums
Parks
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Mamanasco Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Marvin Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Compo Beach: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Annunaki: 5.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 8.3 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 22
Waterfalls: 19
  • Sheep Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Cascade: 1.8 mi
  • Cascade: 3.5 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cascade: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pell Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 10.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 9.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 9.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 1.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Indian Cave Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainN 353°304 m6.4 mi
Bailey MountainNW 311°299.314 m5.5 mi
Moses MountainN 3°296 m7.0 mi
Barlow MountainNNW 344°290 m4.8 mi
Thomas MountainN 6°286 m7.4 mi
West MountainNW 318°285 m4.2 mi
Ned MountainNNW 338°284 m6.6 mi
Seth Low MountainNNW 336°283 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398042

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