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Town Open Space (Federal Road)

Town Open Space (Federal Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Federal Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Birch Hill stands 386 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookfield Municipal Center, a park 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.47298, -73.40576

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brookfield Municipal Center: 0.5 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kahlo Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Cadigan Park: 1.6 mi
  • Brookfield Town Beach: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • 9-11 Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.2 mi
  • The Vietnam War Monument: 6.3 mi
  • The Korean War Monument: 6.3 mi
  • War Memorial: 6.3 mi
Museums: 54
Gardens: 46
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 6.8 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 6.8 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 9.5 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 25
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 14
  • Lesser Evil: 4.1 mi
  • greek letter pi: 4.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.0 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 9.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Grove: 13.8 mi
  • Pond View: 14.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.0 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 8.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Town Open Space (Federal Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch HillWNW 293°386 m8.5 mi
Cranberry MountainWNW 285°376 m8.4 mi
Beaver Bog MountainWNW 287°358 m6.0 mi
Wanzer MountainNW 311°346 m6.1 mi
Green Pond MountainNNW 335°323 m6.0 mi
Briggs HillNW 321°323 m7.3 mi
Titicus MountainWSW 253°313 m5.7 mi
Great MountainNNW 332°310 m5.2 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1715:4316:28

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435943

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