Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area
Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Birch Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cranberry Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Brimstone Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Beaver Bog Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Conger Hill: 2.2 mi
- Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy: 2.1 mi
- Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancey: 2.6 mi
- Squantz Pond State Park: 3.2 mi
- Southwestern Ct. Girl Scouts Council-Camp Topside: 3.9 mi
- West Briggs Hill Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Squantz Pond Boat Launch: 3.6 mi
- Candlewood Lake (Squantz Cove) Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
- Veteran Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- New Farfield Town Beach: 4.1 mi
- Lois Batchelder: 6.5 mi
- Jim Hulton: 8.4 mi
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 9.4 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 9.7 mi
- The Vietnam War Monument: 10.1 mi
- Northrop House: 5.0 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 6.7 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 8.2 mi
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 10.3 mi
- Personal Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 10.3 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 10.3 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 13.1 mi
- Judea Garden: 15.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 0.6 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
- Cascades: 12.4 mi
- New Preston Falls: 14.8 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 2.1 mi
- New Milford Tank: 8.1 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.6 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 11.1 mi
- Indian village: 13.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.9 mi
- North Beach: 4.6 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 4.8 mi
- South Beach: 4.8 mi
- greek letter pi: 8.2 mi
- Lesser Evil: 9.1 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 11.8 mi
- Jean Widmark: 14.6 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 17.8 mi
- Kelly Slide: 6.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 8.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.4 mi
- Grand Staircase: 15.0 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
- Pell Hill: 17.9 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 19.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.6 mi
- Cedar Grove: 20.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Dicktown: 12.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 22.6 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 11.4 mi
- The Silver Spring: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Hill | N 360° | 405 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Egbert | WNW 294° | 405 m | 8.6 mi |
| Depot Hill | WNW 302° | 398 m | 8.2 mi |
| Birch Hill | NW 307° | 386 m | 1.1 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | WSW 242° | 376 m | 1.3 mi |
| West Mountain | NNW 328° | 373 m | 8.0 mi |
| Branch Hill | N 8° | 370 m | 4.1 mi |
| Seeley Hill | N 359° | 368 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43436411
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 12 mi
- Cold Spring · 22 mi
- Highlands · 25 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 28 mi
- Stamford · 29 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 30 mi
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