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Town Open Space (Taporneck Court, Rear)

Town Open Space (Taporneck Court, Rear) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (Taporneck Court, Rear) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the north-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Mamanasco Road), a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.32973, -73.54203

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mamanasco Cliffs: 0.7 mi
  • Sturges Park: 1.3 mi
  • Mountain Lakes Park: 1.3 mi
  • Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Settlers Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Old stone wall: 3.7 mi
  • War Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Garden Of Ideas: 1.0 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Wildflower Garden Enclosure: 5.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 5.8 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 46
  • Mamanasco Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 7.2 mi
  • South Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Annunaki: 5.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 18
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Cascade: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade: 9.0 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
  • Pell Hill: 5.6 mi
  • The Meadow: 14.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Town Open Space (Taporneck Court, Rear). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainNNE 11°313 m8.4 mi
Pine MountainENE 62°304 m3.2 mi
Bailey MountainSSW 202°299.314 m1.3 mi
Moses MountainENE 62°296 m4.5 mi
Barlow MountainE 96°290 m2.3 mi
Thomas MountainENE 60°286 m5.1 mi
West MountainSSE 155°285 m1.9 mi
Ned MountainNE 42°284 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434354

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