- Elevation, modelled
- 114 m
- Tallest summit within 9.0 miles
- Cranson Peak303 m · 5.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway7.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3353, -73.2342
Benedict Road is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 114 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Road, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.1 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Benedict Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | WNW 289° | 303 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sunset Hill | W 271° | 253 m | 6.6 mi |
| Taunton Hill | NW 305° | 251 m | 7.4 mi |
| Eden Hill | W 268° | 240 m | 4.2 mi |
| Moose Hill | NE 52° | 231 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | NW 319° | 230 m | 7.0 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | NE 38° | 223 m | 8.0 mi |
| Great Hill | NW 308° | 217 m | 7.5 mi |
- 7.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wells Road: 0.3 mi
- Jockey Hollow Road: 0.4 mi
- Meadows End Tract: 0.5 mi
- Harvester Road Tract: 0.6 mi
- Elm Street Green: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Bugg Hill: 1.1 mi
- Moose Hill: 1.5 mi
- Barn Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bagburn Hill: 2.7 mi
- Israel Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Monroe Center Historic District: 1.4 mi
- Monroe Green: 1.4 mi
- William E. Wolfe Park: 1.6 mi
- Stepney Green: 1.8 mi
- East Village Park: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Warrens Occult Museum: 1.9 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 5.6 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 6.9 mi
- Trumbull Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- The Castle: 3.6 mi
- Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 6.0 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 6.1 mi
- Candle wall: 6.4 mi
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 4.4 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 5.7 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.2 mi
- Seaside Beach: 12.3 mi
- Walnut Beach: 12.6 mi
Gardens
- SIS Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Eklund Garden: 6.2 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 9.4 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.5 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 5.6 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cascade: 6.4 mi
- Cascades: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 22
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.3 mi
- 3-town marker: 8.1 mi
- Millstone: 9.1 mi
- Millstone: 9.2 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 20
- Tonka Truck Tree: 5.4 mi
- Mother Mary: 6.2 mi
- Heron: 6.8 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 9.4 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Pond View: 1.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Grove: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 11.5 mi
- Bethel Rock: 14.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.7 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 12.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 14.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 14.4 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 15.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 12.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 8 mi away.
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