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Firefly Sanctuary

Firefly Sanctuary from directly overhead

Firefly Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Ivy Hill stands 234 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferris Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Canaan Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.17330, -73.49097

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Browning Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
  • Clark Property: 1.4 mi
  • Wild Duck Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
  • Still Pond Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 1.9 mi
Parks
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Wildflower garden: 4.2 mi
  • Perennial Border: 4.2 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 4.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Leornard Bradley Plaque: 3.2 mi
  • Waveny Mansion: 3.6 mi
  • 911 Arch: 4.3 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 5.7 mi
Artworks
  • Annunaki: 7.1 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 8.7 mi
  • Samford Sign: 8.8 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 9.1 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 11.4 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 20
  • Earthplace: 6.0 mi
  • Weir House: 6.1 mi
  • Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 6.8 mi
  • Darien Arts Center: 7.4 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cascade: 5.2 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cascade: 6.9 mi
  • Farms Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • The Meadow: 4.4 mi
  • Pell Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 3.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 3.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillN 8°234 m7.7 mi
Mount AspetongWNW 295°229 m8.9 mi
Prospect HillN 360°228 m7.5 mi
Branchville HillNNE 12°225 m6.5 mi
Biddle HillN 8°223 m6.7 mi
Fox HillNW 316°223 m7.5 mi
Windy HillNNE 24°220 m8.7 mi
Cains HillN 9°213 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1427558101

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