- Elevation, modelled
- 152 m
- Tallest summit within 8.9 miles
- Cranson Peak303 m · 2.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway11.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3880, -73.3027
Town Open Space (Bushy Hill Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 152 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Town Open Space (Bushy Hill Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | SW 226° | 303 m | 2.5 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 257° | 296 m | 8.7 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | W 259° | 286 m | 8.1 mi |
| Town Mountain | W 261° | 264 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bogus Mountain | WSW 247° | 254 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sunset Hill | SW 221° | 253 m | 4.6 mi |
| Taunton Hill | WNW 283° | 251 m | 2.5 mi |
| Eden Hill | S 189° | 240 m | 3.9 mi |
- 11.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cedar Hill: 0.2 mi
- Sugar Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.0 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.3 mi
- Great Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Ram's Pasture: 1.3 mi
- The Pleasance: 1.4 mi
- Treadwell Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 1.1 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 5.3 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 5.5 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 6.3 mi
- Redding Historical Society: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 2.0 mi
- Candle wall: 2.8 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 5.0 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 5.3 mi
- Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 6.0 mi
- Zoar Beach: 6.6 mi
- South Beach: 10.2 mi
- North Beach: 10.5 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 11.5 mi
Gardens
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 7.7 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 7.7 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Eklund Garden: 11.1 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Prydden Brook Falls: 5.4 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.5 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 7.9 mi
- Southford Falls: 8.6 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 23
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.0 mi
- 3-town marker: 8.5 mi
- Millstone: 8.5 mi
- Millstone: 8.6 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 20
- Tonka Truck Tree: 5.8 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 5.9 mi
- Lesser Evil: 6.5 mi
- greek letter pi: 8.0 mi
- Mother Mary: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 6.6 mi
- Bethel Rock: 11.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.8 mi
- Kelly Slide: 15.5 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Oak Grove: 5.9 mi
- Pond View: 6.1 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Danbury Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 16.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.3 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 19.3 mi
- Fog Signal House: 19.3 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 13.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 17.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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, 6 mi away.
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