Historic site · Connecticut
The Castle
The Castle is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bagburn Estates Tract, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
How to reach it
Coordinates41.37655, -73.19045
- 9.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 0.8 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 2.4 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 12.5 mi
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 13.6 mi
- Silver Beach: 13.7 mi
Parks
- Webb Mountain Park: 1.7 mi
- East Village Park: 2.1 mi
- Aggie Park: 2.6 mi
- Monroe Green: 3.2 mi
- Monroe Center Historic District: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Warrens Occult Museum: 5.5 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 5.6 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 5.7 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 5.9 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Bagburn Hill: 1.1 mi
- Round Hill: 1.9 mi
- Osborn Hill: 2.0 mi
- Good Hill: 2.2 mi
- Barn Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 3.0 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 3.4 mi
- Candle wall: 5.5 mi
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 5.7 mi
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Bagburn Estates Tract: 0.4 mi
- Halfway River Acquistion: 0.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Great Quarter Road): 1.1 mi
- Holly Place: 1.1 mi
- Webb Mountain Discovery Zone: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 49
- SIS Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Eklund Garden: 6.2 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 10.6 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Prydden Brook Falls: 2.8 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 4.2 mi
- Southford Falls: 5.8 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 8.5 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 21
- Millstone: 5.7 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.4 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.8 mi
- 3-town marker: 11.6 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 20
- Mother Mary: 8.0 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 8.7 mi
- Heron: 9.1 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 10.6 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Bethel Rock: 11.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 12.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.9 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pond View: 4.8 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 4.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 5.2 mi
- Cedar Grove: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 14.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 16.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 15.0 mi
- The Silver Spring: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of The Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | W 263° | 303 m | 7.7 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | NNE 24° | 273 m | 8.5 mi |
| Taunton Hill | W 279° | 251 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hunters Mountain | NE 42° | 246 m | 8.4 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 7° | 242 m | 7.2 mi |
| Eden Hill | WSW 245° | 240 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WNW 290° | 230 m | 7.3 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | NE 37° | 223 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/930473093
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- Stamford · 27 mi
- Putnam County · 29 mi
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