Town Open Space
Town Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dark Hollow Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Dark Hollow Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Town Grove: 0.9 mi
- Winter Woodland: 1.0 mi
- Washinee And Reynolds Rockwell Parks: 1.0 mi
- Hanging Rock Park: 1.2 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 0.5 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.6 mi
- Bauer Park: 0.8 mi
- Trotta Field: 0.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Brook Hill: 1.3 mi
- Reed Hill: 1.7 mi
- Raccoon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Wetauwanchu Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.2 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 0.6 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 6.6 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Folly: 5.6 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 6.3 mi
- Lime Kiln: 6.5 mi
- Dough Boy: 6.6 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 8.1 mi
- Riga Falls: 3.0 mi
- Great Falls: 3.0 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 5.6 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
- Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 15.1 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 16.8 mi
- Naked Lady: 17.0 mi
- Diving Lady: 18.2 mi
- Divine Mercy: 22.9 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 1.9 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 2.2 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 7.7 mi
- trail parking: 10.5 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Grand Staircase: 17.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.6 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 19.7 mi
- The Beech: 19.9 mi
- Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Flower Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Herb Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 19.8 mi
- Judea Garden: 20.4 mi
- East Beach: 16.4 mi
- West Beach: 17.0 mi
- Holland Beach: 18.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.4 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 22.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 18.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.7 mi
- Big Spring: 22.0 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Dudley Town: 11.8 mi
- Questing: 14.0 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Town Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Frissell | NNW 335° | 747 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Ashley | NNW 340° | 725 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 347° | 708 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brace Mountain | NNW 329° | 706 m | 6.1 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | NNW 328° | 702 m | 5.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 337° | 695 m | 6.0 mi |
| Gridley Mountain | NNW 339° | 668 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Plantain | N 350° | 626 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43438034
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 16 mi
- Monterey · 18 mi
- Berkshires · 20 mi
- Otis · 23 mi
- Stockbridge · 23 mi
- Lee · 25 mi
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