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Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Hillcrest Court)

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Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Hillcrest Court) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

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Coordinates41.31282, -73.52573

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
  • Sachem Park & Field: 0.7 mi
  • Mamanasco Cliffs: 0.8 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
  • Sturges Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Settlers Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • War Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Old stone wall: 2.8 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 3.5 mi
Museums
Gardens: 56
Beaches: 49
  • Mamanasco Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
  • South Beach: 11.8 mi
  • North Beach: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Annunaki: 4.9 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.1 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.8 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 18
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.4 mi
  • Cascade: 7.6 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 4.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 5.0 mi
  • The Meadow: 13.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 5.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.5 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 4.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Hillcrest Court). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNE 37°304 m3.3 mi
Bailey MountainW 268°299.314 m1.3 mi
Moses MountainNE 44°296 m4.5 mi
Barlow MountainENE 57°290 m1.7 mi
Thomas MountainNE 44°286 m5.1 mi
West MountainS 184°285 m0.6 mi
Ned MountainN 7°284 m2.5 mi
Seth Low MountainNNE 29°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/43434473

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