- Elevation, modelled
- 175 m
- Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
- Cranson Peak303 m · 4.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway13.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4186, -73.3183
Town Open Space (The Old Road) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 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.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | SSW 195° | 303 m | 4.0 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 242° | 296 m | 8.6 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | WSW 243° | 286 m | 8.1 mi |
| Botsford Hill | N 350° | 267 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sweet Cake Mountain | WNW 296° | 265 m | 8.4 mi |
| Town Mountain | WSW 243° | 264 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 287° | 261 m | 7.5 mi |
| Grassy Hill | NNE 25° | 256 m | 8.3 mi |
- 13.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sunset Hill: 0.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 0.5 mi
- Sugar Hill: 1.2 mi
- Barnabas Hill: 1.3 mi
- Great Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.4 mi
- Candle wall: 2.2 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 5.2 mi
- Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 5.2 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 6.1 mi
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
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 1.6 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 5.0 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 6.3 mi
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 7.0 mi
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
- Prydden Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.4 mi
- Southford Falls: 8.4 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 9.0 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 21
- Millstone: 8.3 mi
- Millstone: 8.4 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 8.8 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 9.8 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.2 mi
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
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 5.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.5 mi
- Bethel Rock: 10.3 mi
- Kelly Slide: 13.2 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 18.0 mi
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
- Tongue Point Light: 18.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.5 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.5 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.5 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 14.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 19.4 mi
- Dicktown: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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, 6 mi away.
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