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Town Open Space (Ned's Mountain Road)

Town Open Space (Ned's Mountain Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Ned's Mountain Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Land Conservancy of Ridgefield (Ned's Mountain Road) 4 Parcels, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.34902, -73.52382

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Mamanasco Cliffs: 1.8 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
  • Bennett's Pond State Park: 2.3 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 2.3 mi
  • Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens: 55
  • Garden Of Ideas: 1.8 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 4.3 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 4.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Wildflower Garden Enclosure: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 45
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
  • South Beach: 9.4 mi
  • North Beach: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Cascade: 8.4 mi
  • Cascade: 9.2 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 22
  • greek letter pi: 5.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 6.9 mi
  • Annunaki: 7.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
  • Pell Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 2.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 6.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Town Open Space (Ned's Mountain Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainN 6°313 m6.9 mi
Pine MountainE 85°304 m1.9 mi
Bailey MountainSSW 209°299.314 m2.9 mi
Moses MountainENE 76°296 m3.1 mi
Barlow MountainSE 140°290 m2.1 mi
Thomas MountainENE 71°286 m3.7 mi
West MountainS 183°285 m3.1 mi
Ned MountainESE 105°284 m0.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
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/43434555

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