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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 82 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the south-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Newtown Forest Association, Inc (Milliken), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

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Coordinates41.44150, -73.30517

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
  • Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Treadwell Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • The Pleasance: 2.3 mi
  • Ram's Pasture: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.7 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 8.7 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 7.9 mi
  • South Beach: 8.4 mi
  • North Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 44
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 20
  • Lesser Evil: 6.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.4 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.9 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 9.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Oak Grove: 9.4 mi
  • Pond View: 9.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Town Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakSSW 197°303 m5.7 mi
Good HillNNE 16°292 m8.2 mi
Second HillNNW 337°285 m8.4 mi
Botsford HillNNW 342°267 m6.4 mi
Sweet Cake MountainWNW 284°265 m8.5 mi
Town MountainSW 236°264 m8.6 mi
Bear MountainW 274°261 m7.9 mi
Grassy HillNNE 26°256 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
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, 7 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435900

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