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Deerfield Lane

Deerfield Lane from directly overhead

Deerfield Lane is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Moose Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.0 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.33813, -73.19989

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Beaches
Museums
Gardens
  • SIS Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 8.5 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Attractions: 23
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.7 mi
  • Millstone: 8.4 mi
  • Millstone: 8.5 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.2 mi
  • 3-town marker: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 5.6 mi
  • Heron: 6.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.2 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 8.4 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 2.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 2.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 2.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Deerfield Lane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWNW 283°303 m7.4 mi
Sunset HillW 270°253 m8.4 mi
Taunton HillWNW 297°251 m8.8 mi
Eden HillW 267°240 m5.9 mi
Moose HillNE 44°231 m6.1 mi
Mount PleasantNW 309°230 m8.2 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 27°223 m6.9 mi
Great HillWNW 300°217 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436178

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