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Josie's Ring Road

Josie's Ring Road from directly overhead

Josie's Ring Road is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Holly Place, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.7 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Aspetuck Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.36136, -73.20480

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Fort Trumbull Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Silver Beach: 13.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • SIS Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 10.0 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade: 6.3 mi
  • Southford Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Cascades: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.2 mi
  • Millstone: 6.9 mi
  • Millstone: 7.0 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.8 mi
  • 3-town marker: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 7.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.6 mi
  • Heron: 8.2 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 9.9 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 3.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 3.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakW 271°303 m6.9 mi
Sunset HillWSW 259°253 m8.3 mi
Taunton HillWNW 288°251 m7.9 mi
Walnut HillN 11°242 m8.3 mi
Eden HillWSW 251°240 m6.0 mi
Moose HillENE 58°231 m5.3 mi
Mount PleasantWNW 300°230 m7.1 mi
Fivemile HillNE 36°223 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436252

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