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Settlers Rock

Settlers Rock from directly overhead

Settlers Rock is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Kellogg Street), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1708
Inscription
SETTLERS ROCK On this rock the original settlers scouting party spent their first night 1708 -1958 A.D.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.29227, -73.50334

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ballard Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ridgefield Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
  • Governor Park: 0.9 mi
  • East Ridge Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • East Ridge Fields: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Beaches: 58
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 10.5 mi
  • South Beach: 12.9 mi
  • North Beach: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 56
Artworks: 26
  • Annunaki: 4.7 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.8 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 18
  • Sheep Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Cascade: 4.6 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascade: 5.9 mi
  • Cascade: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
  • Pell Hill: 4.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 11.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.9 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 2.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Settlers Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 11°304 m4.2 mi
Bailey MountainWNW 299°299.314 m2.8 mi
Moses MountainNNE 23°296 m5.1 mi
Barlow MountainN 6°290 m2.4 mi
Thomas MountainNNE 25°286 m5.6 mi
West MountainNW 305°285 m1.5 mi
Ned MountainNNW 348°284 m4.0 mi
Seth Low MountainNNW 348°283 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3190362533

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