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Town Open Space

Town Open Space from directly overhead

Town Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Mountain Mannor Road), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.41257, -73.23427

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Lake Zoar Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
  • Treadwell Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Ram's Pasture: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Beaches
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 3.7 mi
  • South Beach: 12.6 mi
  • North Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 14.5 mi
Museums
Gardens: 57
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.8 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 44
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 20
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 9.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.7 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 11.0 mi
  • Mother Mary: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 6.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Town Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWSW 237°303 m6.4 mi
Woodruff HillNE 47°273 m7.8 mi
Grassy HillN 354°256 m8.0 mi
Bronson MountainNNW 346°255 m7.8 mi
Sunset HillSW 232°253 m8.4 mi
Taunton HillW 260°251 m6.1 mi
Rucum HillNNW 349°251 m8.3 mi
Walnut HillNE 34°242 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
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, 9 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436341

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