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Perry Road Open Space

Perry Road Open Space from directly overhead

Perry Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Branchville Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Ridgefield
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.26932, -73.49100

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
Historic sites
Peaks
Beaches
Gardens: 57
Artworks: 23
  • Annunaki: 4.7 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 8.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.2 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 22
Waterfalls: 18
  • Sheep Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Cascade: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 4.6 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Cascade: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pell Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.0 mi
  • The Meadow: 10.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 1.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Perry Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainN 2°304 m5.7 mi
Bailey MountainNW 313°299.314 m4.3 mi
Moses MountainNNE 12°296 m6.4 mi
Barlow MountainN 355°290 m4.0 mi
Thomas MountainNNE 15°286 m6.9 mi
West MountainNW 323°285 m3.0 mi
Ned MountainNNW 345°284 m5.6 mi
Seth Low MountainNNW 344°283 m4.3 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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398820

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