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Herman-Setaside

Herman-Setaside from directly overhead

Herman-Setaside is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Umpawaug Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.31108, -73.42677

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
Historic sites
  • Memorial Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 3.1 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 4.2 mi
  • War Memorial: 4.3 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 5.2 mi
  • South Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 11.7 mi
  • North Beach: 12.0 mi
Gardens
  • Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 4.9 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 4.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Saugatuck Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Cascade: 4.4 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Cascade: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 3-town marker: 3.9 mi
  • Weir House: 4.0 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 5.6 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.5 mi
  • Earthplace: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 17
  • P.T. Barnum: 4.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 4.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.2 mi
  • Annunaki: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pell Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 9.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Herman-Setaside. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNW 311°304 m4.2 mi
Cranson PeakNE 52°303 m5.8 mi
Bailey MountainW 271°299.314 m6.5 mi
Moses MountainNNW 329°296 m3.9 mi
Barlow MountainWNW 286°290 m3.9 mi
Thomas MountainNNW 338°286 m4.1 mi
West MountainW 265°285 m5.2 mi
Ned MountainWNW 298°284 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435620

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