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Town Open Space (North Street, Rear)

Town Open Space (North Street, Rear) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (North Street, Rear) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrack Hill Refuge, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.30207, -73.50386

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ridgefield Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.2 mi
  • Ballard Park: 1.3 mi
  • Sachem Park & Field: 1.3 mi
  • Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 0.7 mi
  • War Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Old stone wall: 3.0 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Museums
Gardens: 56
Beaches: 53
  • Mamanasco Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 9.9 mi
  • South Beach: 12.2 mi
  • North Beach: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Annunaki: 5.1 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.2 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.9 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 24
Waterfalls: 19
  • Sheep Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Cascade: 5.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.3 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.2 mi
  • Pell Hill: 5.3 mi
  • The Meadow: 12.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Town Open Space (North Street, Rear). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 14°304 m3.5 mi
Bailey MountainWNW 286°299.314 m2.6 mi
Moses MountainNNE 26°296 m4.5 mi
Barlow MountainN 10°290 m1.7 mi
Thomas MountainNNE 29°286 m5.1 mi
West MountainW 277°285 m1.2 mi
Ned MountainNNW 346°284 m3.3 mi
Seth Low MountainNNW 345°283 m2.0 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 solstice07:1715:4416:29

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/43434237

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