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Town Open Space (The Old Road)

Town Open Space (The Old Road) from directly overhead

Town Open Space (The Old Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the south-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates41.41857, -73.31826

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • The Pleasance: 0.9 mi
  • Ram's Pasture: 1.1 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 2.3 mi
Museums
Beaches: 60
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 7.8 mi
  • South Beach: 8.4 mi
  • North Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 11.6 mi
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 7.4 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 7.4 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 12.6 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 42
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Lesser Evil: 5.4 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.9 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.7 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Oak Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Pond View: 8.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Town Open Space (The Old Road). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakSSW 195°303 m4.0 mi
Moses MountainWSW 242°296 m8.6 mi
Thomas MountainWSW 243°286 m8.1 mi
Botsford HillN 350°267 m7.8 mi
Sweet Cake MountainWNW 296°265 m8.4 mi
Town MountainWSW 243°264 m7.2 mi
Bear MountainWNW 287°261 m7.5 mi
Grassy HillNNE 25°256 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
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/43435951

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