Nature reserve · Connecticut
Ground Pine Sanctuary
Ground Pine Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tonka Truck Tree, a artwork 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.6 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
Coordinates41.30436, -73.32172
- 6.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Caroline Adams Davidson: 0.7 mi
- Town of Easton Paine Open Space: 1.1 mi
- State of CT: 1.2 mi
- Packer Brook Knolls: 1.8 mi
- Packer Brook Knolls: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Meekers Hill: 1.1 mi
- Redding Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Eden Hill: 2.0 mi
- Rock Raymond: 2.6 mi
- Sunset Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Randall's Farm Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Stepney Green: 3.2 mi
- Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Tashua Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- William E. Wolfe Park: 4.1 mi
Museums
- Warrens Occult Museum: 3.3 mi
- Redding Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 4.0 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 6.9 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- Jean Wells Wallace: 3.8 mi
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 3.8 mi
- Memorial Monument: 4.0 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 4.2 mi
- Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 6.7 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 7.9 mi
- Zoar Beach: 9.2 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 9.8 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 10.0 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 10.7 mi
Gardens
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.5 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 8.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.8 mi
- Fairy Garden: 8.9 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 0.9 mi
- Cascade: 4.3 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 4.5 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cascade: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 25
- Tonka Truck Tree: 0.6 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 6.6 mi
- Heron: 8.2 mi
- Mother Mary: 8.6 mi
- Lesser Evil: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- 3-town marker: 3.2 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.1 mi
- Weir House: 7.7 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.8 mi
- Earthplace: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Cedar Grove: 3.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 4.1 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 4.4 mi
- Pond View: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 10.0 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 14.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Tongue Point Light: 12.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.5 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 15.5 mi
- Fog Signal House: 15.5 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 10.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 12.7 mi
- Cuties Island: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Ground Pine Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | NNW 348° | 303 m | 4.1 mi |
| Town Mountain | NW 307° | 264 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bogus Mountain | WNW 300° | 254 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NW 318° | 253 m | 3.1 mi |
| Taunton Hill | NNW 347° | 251 m | 6.5 mi |
| Eden Hill | N 11° | 240 m | 2.0 mi |
| Middle Mountain | WNW 303° | 240 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ivy Hill | W 260° | 234 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43435357
Day trips start here
- Stamford · 19 mi
- Putnam County · 24 mi
- Port Chester · 27 mi
- Purchase · 27 mi
- Rye Brook · 27 mi
- Valhalla · 28 mi
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