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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 103 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Elana Lane), a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40989, -73.26496

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Treadwell Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Lake Zoar Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Ram's Pasture: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 5.0 mi
  • South Beach: 11.2 mi
  • North Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 13.8 mi
Gardens
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 9.9 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 9.9 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 43
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 20
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.2 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 8.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.8 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 6.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

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 PeakSW 229°303 m5.0 mi
Grassy HillN 5°256 m8.1 mi
Bronson MountainN 358°255 m7.8 mi
Sunset HillSW 225°253 m7.1 mi
Taunton HillWSW 258°251 m4.5 mi
Rucum HillN 360°251 m8.3 mi
Walnut HillNE 44°242 m6.7 mi
Eden HillSSW 206°240 m5.9 mi

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 solstice07:1715:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436294

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