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Town Open Space (Lakeside Drive)

Town Open Space (Lakeside Drive) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Lakeside Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Limestone Road), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.33650, -73.49018

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bennett's Pond State Park: 0.3 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 0.9 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.1 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.4 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 55
  • Garden Of Ideas: 2.0 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 3.6 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 3.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 51
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 8.6 mi
  • South Beach: 9.8 mi
  • North Beach: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Cascade: 6.9 mi
  • Cascade: 7.4 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 22
  • P.T. Barnum: 4.6 mi
  • greek letter pi: 5.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 6.4 mi
  • Annunaki: 7.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 19
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
  • Pell Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 3.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Town Open Space (Lakeside Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainN 352°313 m7.8 mi
Pine MountainN 7°304 m1.0 mi
Cranson PeakENE 77°303 m8.1 mi
Bailey MountainWSW 242°299.314 m3.6 mi
Moses MountainNE 38°296 m2.1 mi
Barlow MountainSSW 211°290 m0.8 mi
Thomas MountainNE 40°286 m2.7 mi
West MountainSW 220°285 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434635

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