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High Pastures

High Pastures from directly overhead

High Pastures is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (North Street At Tannery Hill Dr.), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.31028, -73.51125

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch: 0.6 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 0.7 mi
  • Sachem Park & Field: 1.0 mi
  • Ridgefield Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 1.3 mi
  • War Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Old stone wall: 3.1 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 3.5 mi
Museums
Gardens: 56
Beaches: 52
  • Mamanasco Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
  • South Beach: 11.7 mi
  • North Beach: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Annunaki: 5.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.6 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.6 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 18
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade: 6.9 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.2 mi
  • Pell Hill: 5.3 mi
  • The Meadow: 12.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 5.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of High Pastures. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 23°304 m3.1 mi
Bailey MountainW 274°299.314 m2.1 mi
Moses MountainNE 34°296 m4.2 mi
Barlow MountainNNE 31°290 m1.3 mi
Thomas MountainNE 36°286 m4.8 mi
West MountainWSW 242°285 m0.9 mi
Ned MountainN 351°284 m2.7 mi
Seth Low MountainN 355°283 m1.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

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/43434061

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