- Elevation, modelled
- 155 m
- Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
- Birch Hill386 m · 8.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway18.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4585, -73.4151
Town Open Space (Pleasant Rise Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 155 m. Birch Hill stands 386 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Town Open Space (Pleasant Rise Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Hill | WNW 301° | 386 m | 8.5 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | WNW 292° | 376 m | 8.2 mi |
| Beaver Bog Mountain | WNW 298° | 358 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wanzer Mountain | NW 320° | 346 m | 6.4 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | NNW 343° | 323 m | 6.8 mi |
| Briggs Hill | NNW 328° | 323 m | 7.8 mi |
| Titicus Mountain | W 262° | 313 m | 5.0 mi |
| Great Mountain | NNW 341° | 310 m | 5.9 mi |
- 18.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Huckleberry Hill: 0.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Stony Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sweet Cake Mountain: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Rocky Road): 0.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Federal Road): 1.1 mi
- Williams Park: 1.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Long Meadow Hill Road): 1.9 mi
- School Park: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Brookfield Municipal Center: 1.0 mi
- Eriksen Farm Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Candlewood Lake (Lattins Cove) Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Old Gray's Bridge Road): 1.5 mi
- Lions Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- 9-11 Memorial: 5.0 mi
- The Vietnam War Monument: 5.2 mi
- The Korean War Monument: 5.2 mi
- War Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Lions Club: 5.3 mi
Museums
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 5.4 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 5.5 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 7.3 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 47
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 5.7 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 5.7 mi
- Personal Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 11.0 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Lower Falls: 6.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 7.0 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 10.4 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 32
- South Beach: 2.7 mi
- North Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 6.1 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 8.4 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 20
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 6.4 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 8.2 mi
- New Milford Tank: 8.2 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 8.7 mi
- Indian village: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 14
- Lesser Evil: 3.1 mi
- greek letter pi: 3.7 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 6.0 mi
- Jean Widmark: 10.8 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 1.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 5.7 mi
- Kelly Slide: 8.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 12.4 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Oak Grove: 13.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.5 mi
- Pond View: 13.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 13.5 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Danbury Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dicktown: 18.7 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 14.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tongue Point Light: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 4 mi away.
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