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Little River Estates-Setaside

Little River Estates-Setaside from directly overhead

Little River Estates-Setaside is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Redding Ridge, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.7 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.31919, -73.36250

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 6.2 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 6.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.7 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cascade: 5.2 mi
  • Cascade: 5.3 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 1.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 4.5 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.3 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.1 mi
  • Heron: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 3-town marker: 3.0 mi
  • Weir House: 6.5 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.4 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 7.5 mi
  • Earthplace: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 6.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.5 mi
  • Pond View: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Little River Estates-Setaside. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainWNW 289°304 m6.9 mi
Cranson PeakNNE 23°303 m3.2 mi
Moses MountainWNW 298°296 m6.1 mi
Barlow MountainW 274°290 m7.1 mi
Thomas MountainWNW 304°286 m5.9 mi
Wooster MountainWNW 289°275 m6.3 mi
Spruce MountainWNW 294°272 m6.4 mi
Town MountainNW 311°264 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 °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435698

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