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Topstone Preserve

Topstone Preserve from directly overhead

Topstone Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobby's Court (2 Parcels), a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.30140, -73.45527

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Martin Park Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Ridgefield Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 2.2 mi
  • East Ridge Fields: 2.3 mi
  • Governor Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 2.6 mi
  • War Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Monument: 4.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
  • South Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 3.9 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Saugatuck Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade: 4.2 mi
  • Cascade: 4.4 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Weir House: 3.0 mi
  • 3-town marker: 4.9 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 5.7 mi
  • Earthplace: 11.3 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 18
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.3 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 6.4 mi
  • Annunaki: 7.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pell Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 7.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 6.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 4.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Topstone Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNW 334°304 m3.8 mi
Cranson PeakNE 55°303 m7.4 mi
Bailey MountainW 278°299.314 m5.0 mi
Moses MountainN 352°296 m4.1 mi
Barlow MountainNW 308°290 m2.8 mi
Thomas MountainN 359°286 m4.5 mi
West MountainW 273°285 m3.7 mi
Ned MountainNW 314°284 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435226

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