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Gan Katan Preserve

Gan Katan Preserve from directly overhead

Gan Katan Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Bailey Mountain stands 299 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sporn Property, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.15650, -73.57111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Gardens
  • Mehlquist Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Pollarded Tree Collection: 1.8 mi
  • Word Garden: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • 911 Arch: 1.9 mi
  • Jordan's Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Waveny Mansion: 4.9 mi
  • Foundation of former fire tower: 6.1 mi
  • 1BCG: 6.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Annunaki: 6.7 mi
  • Samford Sign: 7.3 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 7.4 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 7.6 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 8.6 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 30
Picnic sites: 15
  • The Meadow: 2.5 mi
  • Pell Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 13
  • Farms Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascade: 8.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Cascade: 10.7 mi
  • Cascade: 13.1 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 5.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 5.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 7.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Gan Katan Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bailey MountainN 5°299.314 m10.8 mi
West MountainNNE 13°285 m10.5 mi
Ivy HillNNE 31°234 m10.2 mi
Mount AspetongNW 322°229 m6.3 mi
Prospect HillNNE 25°228 m9.6 mi
Guard HillWNW 297°226 m7.5 mi
Branchville HillNE 36°225 m9.3 mi
Fox HillN 351°223 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398014

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