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Town Park (Riverside Drive)

Town Park (Riverside Drive) from directly overhead

Town Park (Riverside Drive) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Parlor Rock Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.28329, -73.22377

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Long Hill Green: 0.4 mi
  • Indian Ledge Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tashua Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • William E. Wolfe Park: 2.3 mi
  • Pond View Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Tree Stump Monument: 5.2 mi
  • Old Mill Green: 6.3 mi
  • White Oak: 6.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 5.5 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 6.7 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 6.8 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 7.8 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 35
Artworks: 23
  • Heron: 3.4 mi
  • Mother Mary: 3.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.8 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 6.7 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 0.4 mi
  • 3-town marker: 7.5 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 9.9 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
  • Weir House: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 2.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 2.3 mi
  • Pond View: 2.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Town Park (Riverside Drive). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNW 313°303 m8.1 mi
Sunset HillWNW 298°253 m8.1 mi
Eden HillNW 306°240 m5.8 mi
Redding RidgeWNW 289°214 m7.1 mi
Codfish HillNW 308°213 m9.4 mi
Osborn HillN 4°206 m8.0 mi
Meekers HillWNW 287°203 m6.4 mi
Great HillNE 45°202 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435463

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