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Town Open Space (Fairlane Drive, Rear)

Town Open Space (Fairlane Drive, Rear) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Fairlane Drive, Rear) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Israel Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.0 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.32387, -73.17238

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Gardens
  • SIS Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 6.9 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 10.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Fort Trumbull Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Silver Beach: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Indian Well Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cascade: 3.3 mi
  • Cascades: 4.1 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.5 mi
  • Millstone: 9.2 mi
  • Millstone: 9.3 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 4.3 mi
  • Heron: 5.5 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 6.9 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 3.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 3.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Town Open Space (Fairlane Drive, Rear). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWNW 287°303 m9.0 mi
Eden HillW 275°240 m7.4 mi
Moose HillNNE 27°231 m6.1 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 13°223 m7.3 mi
Redding RidgeW 267°214 m9.4 mi
Osborn HillNNW 337°206 m5.6 mi
Mount PisgahN 360°205 m8.0 mi
Meekers HillW 264°203 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436165

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