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Douglas James Perce

Douglas James Perce from directly overhead

Douglas James Perce is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Tashua Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Swamp Fight - 1637, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Douglas James Perce July 1, 956 - Jan 25, 1975 From His Many Friends
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.13837, -73.28994

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
  • Sasco Creek Marsh Open Space: 0.4 mi
  • Westway Road Open Space: 0.4 mi
  • Hulls Highway-Arbor Drive Open Space: 0.5 mi
  • Peter's Gate Reserve: 0.6 mi
  • Palmers Neck Park: 0.7 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Sasco Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Mill Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Clapboard Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Round Hill: 2.0 mi
Gardens
  • Westport Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 5.0 mi
  • Formal Garden: 6.2 mi
Museums
Artworks: 55
  • Heron: 9.1 mi
  • Mother Mary: 10.7 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 11.5 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Cascade: 8.0 mi
  • Cascade: 9.8 mi
  • Cascade: 10.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Burr Homestead: 2.0 mi
  • Earthplace: 4.8 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 9.2 mi
  • 3-town marker: 10.3 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Picnic Grove: 7.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.5 mi
  • Pond View: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 9.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Douglas James Perce. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tashua HillNNE 14°179 m8.7 mi
Round HillN 3°170 m7.9 mi
Comstock KnollWNW 298°164 m10.1 mi
Powells HillNNW 342°159 m7.1 mi
Sport HillN 9°154 m7.2 mi
Flirt HillNNW 346°148 m8.2 mi
Staples HillN 357°144 m6.8 mi
Honey HillNW 315°143 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3987328339

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