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3-town marker

3-town marker from directly overhead

3-town marker is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Watershed State Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.9 miles off.

three towns of easton, redding, and weston

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Coordinates41.27531, -73.36852

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 2.2 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 2.2 mi
  • Memorial Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 4.7 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 4.9 mi
Museums
Parks
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.4 mi
Beaches
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Southport Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Burying Hill Beach: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Cascade: 2.3 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Cascade: 2.6 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 2.9 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.0 mi
  • Heron: 9.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.0 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Weir House: 4.7 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.4 mi
  • Earthplace: 8.9 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.4 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 6.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 7.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 7.3 mi
  • Pond View: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 10.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of 3-town marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNNE 15°303 m6.2 mi
Moses MountainNW 319°296 m7.7 mi
Barlow MountainWNW 298°290 m7.6 mi
Thomas MountainNW 324°286 m7.8 mi
Wooster MountainNW 312°275 m7.5 mi
Town MountainNNW 330°264 m7.7 mi
Bogus MountainNNW 329°254 m5.9 mi
Sunset HillN 5°253 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7200989647

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