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Mohegan Open Space

Mohegan Open Space from directly overhead

Mohegan Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Boehm Pond Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Shelton
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.30535, -73.18588

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 3.3 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 6.2 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 8.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • The Castle: 4.9 mi
  • The Vine Sign: 5.6 mi
  • Witek Memorial: 6.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 38
  • Cascade: 3.2 mi
  • Cascades: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 2.5 mi
  • 3-town marker: 9.7 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.9 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 10.2 mi
  • Millstone: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 3.2 mi
  • Heron: 4.2 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 6.2 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 2.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 2.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Mohegan Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWNW 297°303 m8.8 mi
Sunset HillWNW 284°253 m9.4 mi
Eden HillWNW 286°240 m6.9 mi
Moose HillNNE 27°231 m7.5 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 16°223 m8.7 mi
Redding RidgeW 275°214 m8.7 mi
Osborn HillNNW 347°206 m6.6 mi
Mount PisgahN 4°205 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1012512420

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