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Valley Street Open Space

Valley Street Open Space from directly overhead

Valley Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Waveny Mansion, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of New Canaan
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.11521, -73.49500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Waveny Mansion: 0.5 mi
  • 911 Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Jordan's Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • UN Tree of Norwalk: 4.1 mi
  • Spc Wilfredo Perez Jr.: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Old Stamford Road Bird Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
  • Hoyts Swamp: 2.0 mi
  • Fox Run Open Space: 2.2 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ponus Avenue Open Space: 2.3 mi
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Wildflower garden: 3.2 mi
  • Conifer Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 3.2 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • Dancing Girl: 4.9 mi
  • Samford Sign: 5.0 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 5.3 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 8.2 mi
  • The Millenium Sundial: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 28
Picnic sites: 21
  • The Meadow: 2.7 mi
  • Pell Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 13.9 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Farms Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Cascade: 9.1 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Cascade: 10.4 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 11
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 9.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Valley Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongNW 315°229 m11.0 mi
Prospect HillN 1°228 m11.5 mi
Branchville HillN 8°225 m10.5 mi
Fox HillNNW 332°223 m10.7 mi
Biddle HillN 6°223 m10.7 mi
Goodsell HillNNE 22°211 m11.2 mi
Becks HillN 351°208 m7.6 mi
Indian HillNW 312°201 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43399738

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