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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 220 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the north, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sages Ravine Brook Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04328, -73.42111

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • East Twin Lake Water Access: 1.9 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Salisbury Village Open Space: 4.1 mi
  • Garrett Garden and Green: 4.2 mi
  • Trotta Field: 4.6 mi
Museums: 38
Waterfalls: 31
  • Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Bear Rock Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Riga Falls: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 29
Artworks: 25
  • Newsboy Statue: 10.0 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 11.6 mi
  • Naked Lady: 11.8 mi
  • Diving Lady: 16.0 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 21
Cliffs: 15
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 14.6 mi
  • The Beech: 18.2 mi
  • Space Invaders: 18.2 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 18.2 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 10
Beaches: 6
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Hermit spring: 22.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Town Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettN 351°793 m4.1 mi
Mount FrissellW 280°747 m3.2 mi
Mount AshleyWNW 295°725 m3.1 mi
Mount RaceNNW 348°723 m2.7 mi
Bear MountainW 274°708 m1.7 mi
Brace MountainW 271°706 m3.7 mi
South Brace MountainW 265°702 m3.6 mi
Round MountainW 278°695 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439302

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