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Jean Wells Wallace

Jean Wells Wallace from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

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Coordinates41.25120, -73.34026

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 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
Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Gardens
  • 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
Waterfalls: 30
  • Cascade: 0.6 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Cascade: 3.4 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.4 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
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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: 8
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
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakN 1°303 m7.7 mi
Sunset HillN 350°253 m6.1 mi
Eden HillNNE 13°240 m5.8 mi
Ivy HillWNW 288°234 m7.2 mi
Branchville HillW 279°225 m6.6 mi
Biddle HillW 281°223 m7.1 mi
Picketts RidgeNW 311°221 m7.8 mi
Windy HillWNW 301°220 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3958949768

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