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Cox

Cox from directly overhead

Cox is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Caleb Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Flanders Nature Center

How to reach it

Coordinates41.54594, -73.18087

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Woodbury North Green: 1.3 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 1.5 mi
  • Hollow Park: 1.7 mi
  • Three Rivers Park: 1.8 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 1.5 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 1.7 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 3.0 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.2 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 56
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Southford Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Cascade: 7.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 47
Beaches: 38
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Waterfront: 9.4 mi
  • Boating Side: 9.5 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 37
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 4.8 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 7.1 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 7.1 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 7.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 9.3 mi
  • Pond View: 16.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Cox. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillWNW 303°324 m6.7 mi
Carmel HillNNW 331°322 m7.3 mi
Magnolia HillN 355°294 m6.3 mi
Great HillESE 110°292 m2.5 mi
Good HillW 279°292 m4.2 mi
Blackmans HillESE 119°282 m0.7 mi
Greenleaf HillWNW 288°282 m6.7 mi
Andrews HillSE 133°275 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208850427

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