Skip to content

Osborn Lane

Osborn Lane from directly overhead

Osborn Lane is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Israel Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.5 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.33162, -73.18377

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Fort Trumbull Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Silver Beach: 10.9 mi
Gardens
  • SIS Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 7.7 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 10.4 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 40
  • Indian Well Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • Cascades: 4.9 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.7 mi
  • Millstone: 8.7 mi
  • Millstone: 8.8 mi
  • 3-town marker: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 4.9 mi
  • Heron: 6.0 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 7.6 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 7.6 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 2.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 3.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Osborn Lane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWNW 285°303 m8.3 mi
Eden HillW 271°240 m6.8 mi
Moose HillNE 35°231 m5.9 mi
Mount PleasantNW 308°230 m9.1 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 19°223 m7.0 mi
Redding RidgeW 264°214 m8.9 mi
Sugar HillWNW 304°213 m8.8 mi
Osborn HillNNW 341°206 m4.9 mi

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436196

More nature reserves in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Osborn Lane.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens