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Town Open Space (Lee Road)

Town Open Space (Lee Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Lee Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Beechwood, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.29623, -73.48331

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Ridgefield Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
  • Governor Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ballard Park: 1.2 mi
  • East Ridge Fields: 1.2 mi
  • East Ridge Preserve: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Museums
Beaches: 55
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 10.9 mi
  • South Beach: 12.5 mi
  • North Beach: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 54
  • Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 2.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Cascade: 4.2 mi
  • Cascade: 5.2 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 18
  • Annunaki: 5.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.3 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.9 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.3 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
  • Pell Hill: 5.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 12.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Town Open Space (Lee Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainN 357°304 m3.8 mi
Bailey MountainWNW 287°299.314 m3.7 mi
Moses MountainNNE 12°296 m4.5 mi
Barlow MountainNNW 340°290 m2.2 mi
Thomas MountainNNE 16°286 m5.0 mi
West MountainWNW 284°285 m2.3 mi
Ned MountainNNW 332°284 m4.1 mi
Seth Low MountainNW 326°283 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434162

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