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Boehm Pond Open Space

Boehm Pond Open Space from directly overhead

Boehm Pond Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 4.0 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.29532, -73.17772

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • The Vine Sign: 5.3 mi
  • The Castle: 5.7 mi
  • Witek Memorial: 5.7 mi
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 2.9 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 5.4 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 38
  • Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Cascades: 3.1 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Cascade: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 2.6 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 9.6 mi
  • 3-town marker: 10.0 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.0 mi
  • Millstone: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 2.4 mi
  • Heron: 3.6 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 5.4 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 3.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 3.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 5.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Boehm Pond Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWNW 299°303 m9.5 mi
Eden HillWNW 290°240 m7.5 mi
Moose HillNNE 22°231 m8.0 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 12°223 m9.3 mi
Redding RidgeW 279°214 m9.2 mi
Osborn HillNNW 345°206 m7.4 mi
Meekers HillW 277°203 m8.6 mi
Great HillNE 34°202 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435504

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