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Harshbarger Park

Harshbarger Park from directly overhead

Harshbarger Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pebble Road, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.30342, -73.24527

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • William E. Wolfe Park: 0.7 mi
  • Tashua Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Stepney Green: 1.6 mi
  • Long Hill Green: 2.0 mi
  • Indian Ledge Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • The Castle: 5.8 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 6.1 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 6.1 mi
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 6.4 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 8.1 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 8.4 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 9.3 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 37
Artworks: 23
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 4.5 mi
  • Mother Mary: 5.1 mi
  • Heron: 5.1 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 8.4 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 1.4 mi
  • 3-town marker: 6.7 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 11.2 mi
  • Millstone: 11.4 mi
  • Weir House: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 0.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 0.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 0.9 mi
  • Pond View: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 7.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Harshbarger Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNW 310°303 m6.3 mi
Sunset HillWNW 291°253 m6.5 mi
Taunton HillNW 320°251 m8.4 mi
Eden HillWNW 300°240 m4.1 mi
Mount PleasantNNW 332°230 m8.6 mi
Great HillNW 322°217 m8.6 mi
Redding RidgeW 280°214 m5.7 mi
Codfish HillNW 305°213 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435434

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