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Devils Den

Devils Den from directly overhead

Devils Den is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dayton Tract, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.27213, -73.38635

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 2.8 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 2.8 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Memorial Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 4.9 mi
Parks
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 8.0 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Southport Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Burying Hill Beach: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Cascade: 1.9 mi
  • Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 3.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.0 mi
  • Annunaki: 10.1 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 19
  • 3-town marker: 1.0 mi
  • Weir House: 3.8 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.3 mi
  • Earthplace: 8.6 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 7.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 7.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.3 mi
  • Pond View: 8.4 mi
  • Pell Hill: 10.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 6.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNNE 22°303 m6.7 mi
Moses MountainNW 326°296 m7.3 mi
Barlow MountainWNW 303°290 m6.9 mi
Thomas MountainNNW 331°286 m7.5 mi
Wooster MountainNW 318°275 m7.0 mi
Town MountainNNW 337°264 m7.5 mi
Bogus MountainNNW 339°254 m5.7 mi
Sunset HillNNE 16°253 m4.7 mi
Conditions

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 °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398177

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