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Clatter Valley

Clatter Valley from directly overhead

Clatter Valley is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Bear Hill stands 390 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Clatter Valley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public With Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.54581, -73.39233

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 5.8 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.8 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 6.2 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 6.3 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 6.6 mi
Museums: 44
Waterfalls: 42
Gardens: 25
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Judea Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 10.4 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.9 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 12
  • Jean Widmark: 6.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 12.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Oak Grove: 17.8 mi
  • Pond View: 17.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 18.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Danbury Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Clatter Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear HillN 357°390 m7.8 mi
Branch HillWNW 284°370 m7.3 mi
Turner MountainWNW 292°362 m7.1 mi
Beaver Bog MountainWSW 243°358 m7.2 mi
Wanzer MountainWSW 258°346 m5.4 mi
Painter HillNE 55°324 m6.5 mi
Lower Church HillNNE 23°324 m6.5 mi
Green Pond MountainW 278°323 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436514

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