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Town Open Space (Limestone Terrace)

Town Open Space (Limestone Terrace) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Limestone Terrace) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Barlow Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.32680, -73.49625

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 0.2 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 0.5 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 0.7 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 0.8 mi
  • Bennett's Pond State Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 56
  • Garden Of Ideas: 1.5 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 4.4 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 4.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 52
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
  • South Beach: 10.5 mi
  • North Beach: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.4 mi
  • Cascade: 7.1 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 22
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.3 mi
  • greek letter pi: 6.4 mi
  • Annunaki: 6.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 20
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.6 mi
  • Pell Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Town Open Space (Limestone Terrace). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 15°304 m1.7 mi
Bailey MountainWSW 250°299.314 m3.0 mi
Moses MountainNE 35°296 m2.8 mi
Barlow MountainWSW 250°290 m0.1 mi
Thomas MountainNE 37°286 m3.4 mi
West MountainSW 225°285 m2.2 mi
Ned MountainNW 321°284 m1.9 mi
Seth Low MountainWNW 281°283 m0.9 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/43434580

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