Nature reserve · Connecticut
Bent Wildlife Sanctuary
Bent Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Simmons Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Greenwich Audubon Society
How to reach it
Coordinates41.08097, -73.64196
- 1.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Simmons Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Simmons Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Comfort Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Baldwin Farms: 0.5 mi
- Vartuli Preserve: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- 1BCG: 1.2 mi
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 3.3 mi
- Jordan's Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- War Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Round Hill: 2.3 mi
- Palmer Hill: 4.0 mi
- Webbs Hill: 4.5 mi
- High Point: 4.5 mi
- Cooney Hill: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Western Greenwich Civic Center Park: 3.2 mi
- Fort Stamford: 3.3 mi
- Bible Street Playground: 3.5 mi
- Strickland Brook Park: 3.7 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 3.3 mi
- Neuberger Musuem of Art: 3.9 mi
- Neuberger Museum of Art: 3.9 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Bruce Museum: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.4 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 4.3 mi
- José Martí: 5.3 mi
- Samford Sign: 5.5 mi
- Stamford Cone: 5.7 mi
Gardens
- East Woodland Walk: 4.1 mi
- Birch Grove: 4.1 mi
- Stream Garden: 4.2 mi
- Fall Garden: 4.2 mi
- Grass Garden: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 4.8 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 8.3 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 10.7 mi
Beaches
- Harbor Point Beach: 5.3 mi
- Fords Beach: 6.0 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 6.1 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 6.4 mi
- West Beach: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- The Meadow: 5.9 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
- Pell Hill: 12.4 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- Upper Education Area: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Raven's Rock: 9.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.6 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 11.5 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Farms Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascade: 15.0 mi
- Sheep Falls: 15.2 mi
- The Falls: 16.9 mi
- Cascade: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 7.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 7.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 13.8 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 14.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 7.5 mi
- Doodletown: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Bent Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | N 359° | 229 m | 10.1 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNW 340° | 226 m | 9.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNE 13° | 223 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cat Hill | NNW 330° | 221 m | 13.9 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NW 313° | 219 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sarles Hill | WNW 302° | 216 m | 9.0 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NW 318° | 213 m | 9.8 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | WNW 283° | 211 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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