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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 66 m. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Addis Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55105, -73.41006

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Lois Batchelder: 5.2 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 5.5 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 6.6 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 6.7 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 7.5 mi
Museums: 42
Waterfalls: 40
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.0 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Cascades: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Personal Gardens: 9.6 mi
  • Judea Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 12.0 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 12
  • Jean Widmark: 7.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.4 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.7 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 12.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Oak Grove: 18.5 mi
  • Pond View: 18.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 18.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Danbury Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Town Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory HillWNW 291°405 m7.2 mi
Bear HillN 4°390 m7.4 mi
Birch HillWSW 255°386 m7.9 mi
Branch HillWNW 283°370 m6.4 mi
Seeley HillWNW 294°368 m7.5 mi
Turner MountainWNW 292°362 m6.1 mi
Beaver Bog MountainWSW 237°358 m6.6 mi
Wanzer MountainWSW 252°346 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:27

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436540

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