Nature reserve · Connecticut
Town Open Space
Town Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Zoar Boat Launch, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42370, -73.24107
- 13.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lake Zoar Boat Launch: 0.4 mi
- Treadwell Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Union Square: 3.5 mi
- Ram's Pasture: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Lake Zoar Wildlife Area: 0.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Pole Bridge Road): 0.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Mountain Mannor Road): 0.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Bristol Lane): 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Jeremiah Road): 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Charcoal Hearth: 1.2 mi
- Candle wall: 1.8 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 2.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.6 mi
- The Castle: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Georges Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.7 mi
- Ichabod Hill: 1.8 mi
- Horse Hill: 2.1 mi
- Osborn Hill: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 2.8 mi
- Zoar Beach: 4.4 mi
- South Beach: 12.0 mi
- North Beach: 12.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.7 mi
Museums
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 3.2 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 3.2 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 7.6 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 57
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.1 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Eklund Garden: 10.4 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.3 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 44
- Prydden Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
- Southford Falls: 4.6 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 8.4 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 9.1 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 24
- Millstone: 4.5 mi
- Millstone: 4.6 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.4 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.4 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 20
- Tonka Truck Tree: 9.3 mi
- Lesser Evil: 9.4 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 9.7 mi
- Jean Widmark: 10.2 mi
- greek letter pi: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Bethel Rock: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 9.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.7 mi
- Kelly Slide: 15.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pond View: 7.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 7.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Grove: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.1 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 18.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 20.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 20.1 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 17.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 22.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | SW 230° | 303 m | 6.6 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | NE 53° | 273 m | 7.6 mi |
| Grassy Hill | N 356° | 256 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bronson Mountain | NNW 347° | 255 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sunset Hill | SW 226° | 253 m | 8.6 mi |
| Taunton Hill | WSW 252° | 251 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rucum Hill | N 350° | 251 m | 7.5 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NE 42° | 242 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43436351
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