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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 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

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Coordinates41.33438, -73.31895

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
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
Historic sites
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
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
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNNW 333°303 m2.2 mi
Moses MountainWNW 283°296 m7.8 mi
Thomas MountainWNW 287°286 m7.5 mi
Wooster MountainW 277°275 m8.2 mi
Town MountainWNW 292°264 m6.9 mi
Bogus MountainW 280°254 m5.7 mi
Sunset HillW 276°253 m2.2 mi
Taunton HillNNW 339°251 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4316:28

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435751

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