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1BCG

1BCG from directly overhead

1BCG is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Still Pond Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Near this spot on December 11, 1921, Radio Station 1BCG sent to Ardrossan, Scotland, the first message ever to span the Atlantic on short waves. 1BCG, an amateur station, was built and operated by members of the Radio Club of America.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates41.07076, -73.62287

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Artworks
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 2.4 mi
  • The Millenium Sundial: 3.4 mi
  • Samford Sign: 4.4 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 4.5 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Greenwich Civil War Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Jordan's Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Statue of Columbus: 4.4 mi
  • Korean War Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 5.1 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Gardens
  • East Woodland Walk: 4.3 mi
  • Birch Grove: 4.4 mi
  • South Lake Walk: 4.4 mi
  • Grass Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Fall Garden: 4.5 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 21
  • The Meadow: 5.5 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 9
  • Farms Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade: 14.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Cascade: 16.7 mi
  • The Falls: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 14.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of 1BCG. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongN 354°229 m10.9 mi
Guard HillNNW 336°226 m10.1 mi
Fox HillN 8°223 m12.7 mi
Chappaqua HillNW 312°219 m10.3 mi
Sarles HillWNW 302°216 m10.2 mi
McKesson HillNW 316°213 m11.0 mi
Buttermilk HillWNW 286°211 m10.2 mi
Becks HillNNE 27°208 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12610659566

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