- Elevation, modelled
- 248 m
- Tallest summit within 9.0 miles
- Titicus Mountain313 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway12.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3960, -73.3511
Holcombe Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 248 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Taunton Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Holcombe Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titicus Mountain | WNW 294° | 313 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 246° | 304 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cranson Peak | SSE 164° | 303 m | 2.4 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 247° | 296 m | 6.4 mi |
| Barlow Mountain | WSW 238° | 290 m | 9.0 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | WSW 250° | 286 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wooster Mountain | WSW 243° | 275 m | 7.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WSW 248° | 272 m | 7.0 mi |
- 12.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Taunton Hill: 0.0 mi
- Great Hill: 0.5 mi
- Sugar Hill: 1.4 mi
- Barnabas Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
- The Pleasance: 2.5 mi
- Ram's Pasture: 2.5 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Bennett Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 2.5 mi
- Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 3.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 4.1 mi
- Memorial Monument: 4.3 mi
Museums
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 2.9 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 4.1 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 5.0 mi
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Redding Historical Society: 6.1 mi
Gardens
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 5.3 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 5.3 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 10.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.0 mi
Beaches
- South Beach: 8.0 mi
- North Beach: 8.3 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 8.4 mi
- Zoar Beach: 9.1 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.8 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 6.8 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cascade: 10.4 mi
- Cascade: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 23
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 6.8 mi
- 3-town marker: 8.4 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.9 mi
- Millstone: 10.5 mi
- Millstone: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 20
- P.T. Barnum: 3.7 mi
- Lesser Evil: 3.9 mi
- greek letter pi: 5.4 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 6.2 mi
- Jean Widmark: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 4.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.4 mi
- Bethel Rock: 12.6 mi
- Kelly Slide: 13.9 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Oak Grove: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 8.1 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 8.1 mi
- Pond View: 8.1 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Danbury Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 18.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 22.0 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 12.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 18.8 mi
- Dicktown: 22.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 21.0 mi
| 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 | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 4 mi away.
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