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Dalessio

Dalessio from directly overhead

Dalessio is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kurpiewski Easement, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Redding Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.32962, -73.37313

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 5.3 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 5.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 7.8 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade: 6.0 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 2.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 3.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 6.4 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.2 mi
  • Heron: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 3-town marker: 3.8 mi
  • Weir House: 6.6 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 6.6 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.1 mi
  • Earthplace: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 6.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 7.1 mi
  • Pond View: 7.2 mi
  • Pell Hill: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Dalessio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainWNW 284°304 m6.1 mi
Cranson PeakNE 39°303 m2.9 mi
Moses MountainWNW 294°296 m5.2 mi
Barlow MountainW 268°290 m6.5 mi
Thomas MountainWNW 300°286 m5.0 mi
Seth Low MountainW 270°283 m7.3 mi
Wooster MountainWNW 283°275 m5.5 mi
Spruce MountainWNW 290°272 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435701

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