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Devils Den

Devils Den from directly overhead

Devils Den is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dayton Tract, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.5 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.27126, -73.39589

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Parks
Historic sites
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 3.2 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 3.2 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Memorial Monument: 4.7 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 5.0 mi
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 7.6 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Southport Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Burying Hill Beach: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Cascade: 1.6 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Cascade: 3.0 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 4.2 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.0 mi
  • Annunaki: 9.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.0 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 19
  • 3-town marker: 1.4 mi
  • Weir House: 3.3 mi
  • Earthplace: 8.6 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 8.8 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 8.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.8 mi
  • Pond View: 8.9 mi
  • Pell Hill: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Devils Den. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNNE 25°303 m7.0 mi
Moses MountainNNW 329°296 m7.1 mi
Barlow MountainNW 306°290 m6.5 mi
West MountainWNW 289°285 m7.2 mi
Wooster MountainNW 322°275 m6.8 mi
Spruce MountainNW 325°272 m7.3 mi
Bogus MountainNNW 343°254 m5.6 mi
Sunset HillNNE 21°253 m4.9 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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435317

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