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Farrington Woods

Farrington Woods from directly overhead

Farrington Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Birch Hill stands 386 m to the north, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Danbury Rest Area, a rest area 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Danbury
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.39466, -73.53390

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lake Kenosia Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Kenosia Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
  • Highland Avenue Park: 3.3 mi
  • Tom West Park: 3.7 mi
  • Kennedy Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 43
  • Butterfly Maze: 4.4 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 4.4 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 5.0 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 7.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 38
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 5.3 mi
  • South Beach: 6.8 mi
  • North Beach: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Lower Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 2.9 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 7.4 mi
  • Weir House: 10.3 mi
  • 3-town marker: 11.9 mi
  • New Milford Tank: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 19
  • greek letter pi: 4.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 6.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.4 mi
  • Annunaki: 10.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
  • Pell Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 0.8 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 9.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Farrington Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch HillN 352°386 m8.9 mi
Cranberry MountainN 349°376 m7.7 mi
Beaver Bog MountainN 7°358 m7.2 mi
Bare HillNW 318°314 m9.5 mi
Titicus MountainNNE 18°313 m3.9 mi
Pine MountainSE 141°304 m3.8 mi
Bailey MountainS 189°299.314 m5.8 mi
Browns MountainNNW 346°299 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4416:28

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1209565204

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