Historic site · Connecticut
Jean Wells Wallace
Jean Wells Wallace is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates41.25120, -73.34026
- 4.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Aspetuck Park: 1.6 mi
- Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Randall's Farm Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Bisceglie-Scribner Park: 3.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Redding Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 6.1 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 6.1 mi
- Wilton Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 6.6 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 5.6 mi
- Southport Beach: 9.0 mi
- Sasco Hill Beach: 9.3 mi
- Jennings Beach: 9.3 mi
- Burying Hill Beach: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve: 0.3 mi
- Devils Glen Park: 0.7 mi
- Elisabeth Luce Moore Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Weston Gun Club: 1.4 mi
- Centennial Watershed State Forest: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Popp Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Flirt Hill: 0.7 mi
- Davis Hill: 0.9 mi
- Powells Hill: 1.1 mi
- Flat Rock Hill: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 53
- Formal Garden: 6.9 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.0 mi
- Fairy Garden: 7.1 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 0.0 mi
- Tree Stump Monument: 5.1 mi
- Olmstead Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Memorial Monument: 6.4 mi
- Leornard Bradley Plaque: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 25
- Tonka Truck Tree: 3.9 mi
- Heron: 8.1 mi
- Mother Mary: 9.1 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 9.1 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Devil's Glen Falls: 0.7 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 4.2 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 5.4 mi
- Sheep Falls: 5.7 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 19
- 3-town marker: 2.2 mi
- Weir House: 6.1 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.4 mi
- Earthplace: 7.5 mi
- Burr Homestead: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.9 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 12.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.8 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 13.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Cedar Grove: 6.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 6.6 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 6.9 mi
- Pond View: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Tongue Point Light: 10.3 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 12.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 14.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.3 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 8.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 10.9 mi
- Cuties Island: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Jean Wells Wallace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | N 1° | 303 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bogus Mountain | NNW 326° | 254 m | 8.1 mi |
| Eden Hill | NNE 13° | 240 m | 5.8 mi |
| Ivy Hill | WNW 288° | 234 m | 7.2 mi |
| Branchville Hill | W 279° | 225 m | 6.6 mi |
| Biddle Hill | W 281° | 223 m | 7.1 mi |
| Picketts Ridge | NW 311° | 221 m | 7.8 mi |
| Windy Hill | WNW 301° | 220 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3958949768
Day trips start here
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