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Bridgewater Town Park

Bridgewater Town Park from directly overhead

Bridgewater Town Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Birch Hill stands 386 m to the west, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pumpkin Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.52524, -73.39953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 6.5 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 6.6 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 6.9 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 7.3 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 7.4 mi
Museums: 43
Waterfalls: 42
Gardens: 28
  • Personal Gardens: 9.7 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 10.4 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 10.4 mi
  • Judea Garden: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 20
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 14
  • Jean Widmark: 7.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.2 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 10.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Grove: 16.7 mi
  • Pond View: 16.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Bridgewater Town Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch HillW 268°386 m8.2 mi
Branch HillWNW 295°370 m7.5 mi
Turner MountainWNW 303°362 m7.4 mi
Beaver Bog MountainWSW 253°358 m6.3 mi
Wanzer MountainW 274°346 m4.9 mi
Painter HillNE 48°324 m7.6 mi
Lower Church HillNNE 22°324 m7.9 mi
Green Pond MountainWNW 303°323 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436500

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