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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. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 11 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

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Coordinates41.13837, -73.28994

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
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
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
Historic sites: 56
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
Gardens: 52
  • 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
Attractions: 19
  • 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: 18
  • 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
Waterfalls: 14
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
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 10.9 miles of Douglas James Perce. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goodsell HillNW211 m10.9 mi
Tashua HillNNE179 m8.7 mi
Comstock KnollWNW164 m10.1 mi
Powells HillNNW159 m7.1 mi
Sport HillN154 m7.2 mi
Flirt HillNNW148 m8.2 mi
Staples HillN144 m6.8 mi
Honey HillNW143 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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