Nature reserve · Connecticut

Cox

Cox from directly overhead

Cox is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Caleb Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Flanders Nature Center

Getting there

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Coordinates41.54378, -73.17916

21.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National

Overlooks nearby

Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Caleb Hill: 0.1 mi
Blackmans Hill: 0.5 mi
Joshua Hill: 0.8 mi
Orenaug Hills: 1.2 mi
Orenaug Rocks: 1.3 mi

Nature reserves

Cox: 0.2 mi
Taylor: 0.7 mi
Whittemore Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
Tomlinson South: 0.9 mi
Baldrige Farm: 1.1 mi

Parks

Woodbury North Green: 1.4 mi
Woodbury South Green: 1.5 mi
Hollow Park: 1.8 mi
Three Rivers Park: 2.0 mi
Meadowview Park: 2.7 mi

Historic sites

Soldiers’ Monument: 1.5 mi
In Memory of George Washington: 1.7 mi
U.S.D.A plaque: 2.9 mi
Miller Family Preserve: 4.9 mi
Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.3 mi

Museums

Glebe House Museum: 1.6 mi
Middlebury Historical Society: 3.2 mi
Watertown History Museum: 5.3 mi
Old Town Hall Museum: 6.3 mi
Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 6.8 mi

Waterfalls57

East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
Nonnewaug Falls: 4.5 mi
Southford Falls: 6.0 mi
Cascade: 7.9 mi
Spruce Brook Falls: 8.0 mi

Gardens48

Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 1.6 mi
Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
Shakespeare Garden: 5.5 mi
Poet's Circle: 5.5 mi
Biblical Garden: 5.5 mi

Beaches39

Jackson Cove Beach: 9.2 mi
Waterfront: 9.4 mi
Boating Side: 9.5 mi
Morris Town Beach: 10.2 mi
Zoar Beach: 11.2 mi

Attractions36

Millstone: 6.0 mi
Millstone: 6.0 mi
Bethlehem Green Historic District: 6.8 mi
Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 6.9 mi
Rock House: 8.1 mi

Artworks20

Jean Widmark: 4.9 mi
Whale Sculpture: 7.0 mi
Ben Franklin: 7.0 mi
Greetings from Waterbury: 7.0 mi
Maori Head: 7.5 mi

Cliffs18

Bethel Rock: 1.2 mi
Satan's Dog Bowl: 8.3 mi
Whitestone Cliffs: 8.4 mi
Lovers Leap: 11.7 mi
Kelly Slide: 14.3 mi

Picnic sites7

Picnic Grove: 9.4 mi
Pond View: 16.0 mi
The Rotary Pavilion: 16.1 mi
Oak Grove: 16.2 mi
Cedar Grove: 16.6 mi

Rest areas6

Southington Rest Area: 14.3 mi
Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
Danbury Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Wallingford Rest Area: 21.5 mi

Springs2

Cold Spring: 20.5 mi
Hermit spring: 23.6 mi

Covered bridges1

Bulls Bridge Road: 19.3 mi

Ghost towns1

Dudley Town: 20.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Cox. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Painter Hill	NW 304°	324 m	6.9 mi
Carmel Hill	NNW 331°	322 m	7.4 mi
Magnolia Hill	N 354°	294 m	6.5 mi
Great Hill	ESE 107°	292 m	2.3 mi
Good Hill	W 280°	292 m	4.3 mi
Blackmans Hill	ESE 110°	282 m	0.5 mi
Greenleaf Hill	WNW 289°	282 m	6.8 mi
Andrews Hill	SE 132°	275 m	6.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:57	18:28	19:05
June solstice	05:20	19:49	20:31
September equinox	06:41	18:15	18:52
December solstice	07:17	15:42	16:26

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	27	29	37	48	58	68	73	72	64	52	42	32
Precip in	3.9	3.6	4.7	4.7	4.0	3.9	4.3	4.6	4.4	5.0	4.2	4.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208850429

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