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Town Open Space (Downsbury Court)

Town Open Space (Downsbury Court) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Downsbury Court) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Florida Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.2 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28235, -73.46518

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • War Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 3.7 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 12.3 mi
  • South Beach: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 55
Waterfalls: 26
  • Sheep Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cascade: 3.0 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Cascade: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 18
  • Annunaki: 6.2 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.1 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pell Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.5 mi
  • The Meadow: 11.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 2.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Town Open Space (Downsbury Court). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNW 346°304 m4.9 mi
Bailey MountainWNW 295°299.314 m4.9 mi
Moses MountainN 360°296 m5.4 mi
Barlow MountainNNW 331°290 m3.5 mi
Thomas MountainN 4°286 m5.8 mi
West MountainWNW 295°285 m3.5 mi
Ned MountainNNW 328°284 m5.4 mi
Seth Low MountainNW 322°283 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435190

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