Nature reserve · Connecticut
Caroline Adams Davidson
Caroline Adams Davidson is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tonka Truck Tree, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Redding Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.31019, -73.33216
- 7.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Meekers Hill: 0.5 mi
- Redding Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Eden Hill: 1.8 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rock Raymond: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Ground Pine Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Packer Brook Knolls: 1.2 mi
- Packer Brook Knolls: 1.2 mi
- State of CT: 1.4 mi
- Town of Easton Paine Open Space: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Redding Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 3.4 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 3.8 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 6.6 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial Monument: 3.3 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 3.5 mi
- Jean Wells Wallace: 4.1 mi
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 4.1 mi
- Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 6.1 mi
Parks
- Stepney Green: 3.6 mi
- Randall's Farm Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Tashua Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- William E. Wolfe Park: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 7.8 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 7.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.5 mi
- Fairy Garden: 8.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 8.5 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 9.2 mi
- Zoar Beach: 9.5 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 10.1 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 0.2 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 4.1 mi
- Cascade: 4.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 25
- Tonka Truck Tree: 0.2 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 6.0 mi
- Lesser Evil: 8.6 mi
- Heron: 8.9 mi
- Mother Mary: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 20
- 3-town marker: 3.1 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.7 mi
- Weir House: 7.4 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.2 mi
- Earthplace: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Cedar Grove: 4.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 4.6 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 4.9 mi
- Pond View: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 9.4 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 13.3 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 13.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Tongue Point Light: 12.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 16.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 16.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 9.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 13.4 mi
- Cuties Island: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Caroline Adams Davidson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | N 355° | 303 m | 3.6 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WNW 297° | 296 m | 7.7 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | WNW 301° | 286 m | 7.5 mi |
| Town Mountain | NW 307° | 264 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bogus Mountain | WNW 299° | 254 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NW 321° | 253 m | 2.4 mi |
| Taunton Hill | N 351° | 251 m | 6.0 mi |
| Eden Hill | NNE 31° | 240 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43435725
Day trips start here
- Stamford · 19 mi
- Putnam County · 23 mi
- Port Chester · 27 mi
- Purchase · 27 mi
- Rye Brook · 27 mi
- Valhalla · 27 mi
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