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Town Open Space (Old Farm Road)

Town Open Space (Old Farm Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Old Farm Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.43345, -73.30765

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • The Pleasance: 1.7 mi
  • Ram's Pasture: 1.8 mi
  • Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Treadwell Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.3 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 8.3 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.8 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 59
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 7.7 mi
  • South Beach: 8.5 mi
  • North Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 44
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 20
  • Lesser Evil: 6.1 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.0 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.8 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Oak Grove: 8.9 mi
  • Pond View: 8.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.9 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakSSW 198°303 m5.2 mi
Botsford HillNNW 345°267 m6.9 mi
Sweet Cake MountainWNW 288°265 m8.5 mi
Town MountainWSW 239°264 m8.2 mi
Bear MountainW 278°261 m7.8 mi
Grassy HillNNE 25°256 m7.1 mi
Bronson MountainNNE 17°255 m6.4 mi
Bogus MountainSW 227°254 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435986

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