Beckley Furnace
Beckley Furnace is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the south, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Beckley Furnace Industrial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.
The story
Industrial heritage site in North Canaan, Connecticut
Dates from 1946.
Wikidata Q4878746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 26.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Beckley Furnace Industrial Park: 0.0 mi
- Edith Scoville Memorial Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Lawrence Field: 2.0 mi
- Norfolk Historic District: 5.0 mi
- Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch: 5.1 mi
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement): 1.0 mi
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement): 1.4 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 2.6 mi
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain (Foster))(Easement): 2.8 mi
- Campbells Falls State Park: 3.6 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Church Hill: 1.7 mi
- Canaan Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.0 mi
- Dutcher Hill: 3.0 mi
- Campbell Falls: 3.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.7 mi
- Great Falls: 5.3 mi
- Pothole Falls: 5.8 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 6.9 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 0.5 mi
- Dough Boy: 2.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 10.4 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 10.5 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 2.3 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 5.0 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 5.8 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 8.4 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 8.9 mi
- trail parking: 9.7 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 13.3 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 12.5 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 14.5 mi
- Naked Lady: 14.5 mi
- Divine Mercy: 19.1 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 19.2 mi
- The Beech: 12.2 mi
- Space Invaders: 12.2 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 12.3 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 12.3 mi
- Acorn Face: 12.3 mi
- Flower Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Herb Gardens: 14.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 14.2 mi
- Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 19.2 mi
- Holland Beach: 12.2 mi
- County Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.5 mi
- East Beach: 21.8 mi
- West Beach: 22.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 12.9 mi
- Big Spring: 15.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 15.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.2 mi
- Questing: 7.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Beckley Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | S 182° | 584 m | 1.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 74° | 539 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lion's Head | W 268° | 531 m | 7.9 mi |
| Stone Man Mountain | S 173° | 528 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | SSE 148° | 521 m | 3.3 mi |
| East Bald Mountain | ENE 74° | 519 m | 5.0 mi |
| Higley Hill | NE 53° | 518 m | 7.5 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | E 96° | 510 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78002847OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Beckley Furnace, reference 78002847, listed 02/14/78.
OpenStreetMap element way/469261579
Day trips start here
- Monterey · 12 mi
- Berkshires · 13 mi
- Great Barrington · 13 mi
- Otis · 16 mi
- Stockbridge · 19 mi
- Lee · 20 mi
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