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Town Open Space (Greenfield Drive)

Town Open Space (Greenfield Drive) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Greenfield Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Eden Hill stands 240 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Canfield Drive), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.6 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.27504, -73.16859

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 3.1 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 4.1 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 36
  • Cascades: 2.4 mi
  • Cascade: 2.5 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascade: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Mother Mary: 0.9 mi
  • Heron: 2.3 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 4.0 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 4.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.9 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 10.2 mi
  • 3-town marker: 10.4 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Pond View: 4.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 4.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Town Open Space (Greenfield Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eden HillWNW 298°240 m8.6 mi
Moose HillNNE 16°231 m9.1 mi
Osborn HillNNW 344°206 m8.8 mi
Meekers HillWNW 285°203 m9.3 mi
Great HillNNE 24°202 m6.7 mi
Barn HillN 350°200 m4.8 mi
Moose HillNNW 334°198 m4.4 mi
Israel HillN 351°192 m3.8 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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435483

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