Nature reserve · Connecticut
Curtiss Woods
Curtiss Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the east-northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Marra Scuppo Hill, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Flanders Nature Center
How to reach it
Coordinates41.51054, -73.20104
- 18.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Marra Scuppo Hill: 0.4 mi
- Trolley Bed Preserve - West Gate: 1.0 mi
- Hidden Pond Park: 1.7 mi
- Transylvania Woods: 1.7 mi
- Taylor: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Scuppo Hill: 0.5 mi
- Sherman Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.3 mi
- Sawtooth Rocks: 1.5 mi
- Joshua Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
- George Bennett Park: 1.1 mi
- Hollow Park: 1.7 mi
- Ballantine Park: 1.9 mi
- Woodbury South Green: 1.9 mi
- George Ewald Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- In Memory of George Washington: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 1.9 mi
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 4.5 mi
- U.S.D.A plaque: 4.8 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.2 mi
Museums
- Glebe House Museum: 2.0 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 3.8 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 7.7 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Southford Falls: 4.1 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 6.5 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 7.0 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 51
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 2.0 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Poet's Circle: 7.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 7.1 mi
- Biblical Garden: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 46
- Jackson Cove Beach: 6.9 mi
- Zoar Beach: 9.0 mi
- Waterfront: 11.8 mi
- Boating Side: 11.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 34
- Millstone: 4.1 mi
- Millstone: 4.1 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 7.7 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 8.9 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 5.4 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 8.6 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 8.6 mi
- Ben Franklin: 8.7 mi
- Maori Head: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Bethel Rock: 2.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.8 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 10.8 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 11.8 mi
- Pond View: 13.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 13.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 13.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Southington Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 19.8 mi
- The Silver Spring: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 22.0 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tongue Point Light: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Curtiss Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | ENE 65° | 292 m | 3.7 mi |
| Good Hill | NW 315° | 292 m | 4.4 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | NE 38° | 282 m | 2.7 mi |
| Greenleaf Hill | NW 311° | 282 m | 7.0 mi |
| Andrews Hill | ESE 108° | 275 m | 6.0 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | ESE 110° | 273 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hoop Pole Hill | NNW 327° | 264 m | 4.4 mi |
| Moosehorn Hill | NW 312° | 264 m | 7.3 mi |
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 | 16:27 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1208817120
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