- Elevation, modelled
- 140 m
- Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
- Cranson Peak303 m · 5.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway10.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3828, -73.2371
Town Open Space (High Rock Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 140 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rock Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Town Open Space (High Rock Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | WSW 255° | 303 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sunset Hill | WSW 244° | 253 m | 7.2 mi |
| Taunton Hill | W 279° | 251 m | 6.0 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 26° | 242 m | 7.5 mi |
| Eden Hill | SW 229° | 240 m | 5.3 mi |
| Horse Hill | NNW 346° | 236 m | 8.5 mi |
| Moose Hill | ENE 78° | 231 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WNW 295° | 230 m | 4.9 mi |
- 10.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- High Rock Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.4 mi
- Osborn Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bagburn Hill: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Hill: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (High Rock Road): 0.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Thunder Ridge Road): 0.5 mi
- Town Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Chestnut Knoll Drive): 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- The Castle: 2.5 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 2.8 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 3.2 mi
- Candle wall: 3.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 4.5 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 3.1 mi
- Zoar Beach: 3.1 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 12.5 mi
- South Beach: 13.3 mi
- North Beach: 13.5 mi
Parks
- Lake Zoar Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- Treadwell Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 3.3 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 4.8 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 6.0 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 7.9 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 8.1 mi
Gardens
- SIS Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Eklund Garden: 8.1 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 10.8 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.1 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Prydden Brook Falls: 2.8 mi
- Southford Falls: 6.4 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 6.5 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascade: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- Millstone: 6.3 mi
- Millstone: 6.4 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.6 mi
- 3-town marker: 10.1 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 20
- Tonka Truck Tree: 7.1 mi
- Mother Mary: 9.2 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 9.2 mi
- Lesser Evil: 9.8 mi
- Heron: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Pond View: 4.6 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 4.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 9.9 mi
- Bethel Rock: 11.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.9 mi
- Kelly Slide: 17.7 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.1 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 15.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 17.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 17.4 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 16.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 15.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 8 mi away.
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