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Town Open Space (Hurd Rd, Marathon Rd, Ranch Dr)

Town Open Space (Hurd Rd, Marathon Rd, Ranch Dr) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Hurd Rd, Marathon Rd, Ranch Dr) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Booth Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.

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Coordinates41.28567, -73.19718

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Tree Stump Monument: 5.9 mi
  • Old Mill Green: 6.1 mi
  • White Oak: 6.1 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 4.1 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 5.7 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 7.2 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 37
Artworks: 23
  • Mother Mary: 2.3 mi
  • Heron: 2.9 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 5.6 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 5.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 1.6 mi
  • 3-town marker: 8.9 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 10.4 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 2.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 2.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.6 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 (Hurd Rd, Marathon Rd, Ranch Dr). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNW 306°303 m9.0 mi
Sunset HillWNW 293°253 m9.3 mi
Eden HillWNW 298°240 m6.9 mi
Moose HillNNE 27°231 m9.0 mi
Redding RidgeWNW 285°214 m8.4 mi
Osborn HillN 354°206 m7.8 mi
Meekers HillWNW 283°203 m7.7 mi
Great HillNE 38°202 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
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/43435474

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