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Silver Spring Road Open Space

Silver Spring Road Open Space from directly overhead

Silver Spring Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridgefield Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Ridgefield
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.23937, -73.50215

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Artworks: 34
  • Annunaki: 4.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 10.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 12.3 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 24
Waterfalls: 18
  • Sheep Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Cascade: 2.9 mi
  • Cascade: 5.1 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Cascade: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pell Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
  • The Meadow: 8.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 7
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 1.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Silver Spring Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainN 6°304 m7.8 mi
Bailey MountainNNW 333°299.314 m5.6 mi
Barlow MountainN 2°290 m6.0 mi
West MountainNNW 344°285 m4.7 mi
Ned MountainN 353°284 m7.6 mi
Seth Low MountainN 355°283 m6.3 mi
Titicus MountainNNW 331°281 m6.5 mi
Wooster MountainN 10°275 m7.6 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: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398261

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