- Elevation, modelled
- 213 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Cranson Peak303 m · 2.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway8.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3344, -73.3190
Town Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 213 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northwest, 2.2 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 8.3 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Town Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | NNW 333° | 303 m | 2.2 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WNW 283° | 296 m | 7.8 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | WNW 287° | 286 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wooster Mountain | W 277° | 275 m | 8.2 mi |
| Town Mountain | WNW 292° | 264 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bogus Mountain | W 280° | 254 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sunset Hill | W 276° | 253 m | 2.2 mi |
| Taunton Hill | NNW 339° | 251 m | 4.6 mi |
- 8.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Town Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Town Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Newtown Forest Association, Inc: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Eden Hill: 0.3 mi
- Meekers Hill: 2.1 mi
- Redding Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Cranson Peak: 2.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Stepney Green: 3.0 mi
- William E. Wolfe Park: 4.2 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Tashua Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 3.3 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 3.4 mi
- Redding Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 4.8 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial Monument: 3.3 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 3.4 mi
- Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 5.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.7 mi
- Jean Wells Wallace: 5.9 mi
Gardens
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 7.6 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 7.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.0 mi
- Fairy Garden: 10.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 8.1 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 8.5 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.7 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 9.8 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 38
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 1.7 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cascade: 6.4 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 6.5 mi
- Cascade: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Tonka Truck Tree: 2.0 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 5.5 mi
- Lesser Evil: 7.7 mi
- greek letter pi: 8.9 mi
- Heron: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 22
- 3-town marker: 4.8 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.8 mi
- Weir House: 8.9 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.0 mi
- Millstone: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 8.4 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 14.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.9 mi
- Bethel Rock: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Oak Grove: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 4.1 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 4.4 mi
- Pond View: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 13.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 16.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 16.9 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 18.0 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 14.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 7 mi away.
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