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Town Open Space (Stephen Drive)

Town Open Space (Stephen Drive) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Stephen Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Big Horn Road), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.0 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.35422, -73.17149

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Fort Trumbull Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Silver Beach: 11.9 mi
Museums
Gardens: 54
  • SIS Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 8.8 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 45
  • Indian Well Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cascade: 4.9 mi
  • Cascades: 5.8 mi
  • Southford Falls: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.4 mi
  • Millstone: 7.1 mi
  • Millstone: 7.2 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.4 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 6.4 mi
  • Heron: 7.6 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 8.8 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 8.8 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 4.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 4.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Town Open Space (Stephen Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakW 274°303 m8.7 mi
Walnut HillN 359°242 m8.7 mi
Eden HillW 259°240 m7.6 mi
Moose HillNE 40°231 m4.3 mi
Mount PleasantWNW 297°230 m8.8 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 18°223 m5.3 mi
Towantic HillNNE 24°219 m8.2 mi
Jacks HillNNE 18°213 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436272

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