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Newtown Forest Association, Inc

Newtown Forest Association, Inc from directly overhead

Newtown Forest Association, Inc is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the northwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.6 miles off.

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Coordinates41.34531, -73.30454

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Stepney Green: 2.6 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • William E. Wolfe Park: 3.9 mi
  • Ram's Pasture: 4.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 11.7 mi
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.0 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 8.0 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Cascade: 7.3 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 3.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.8 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.1 mi
  • Mother Mary: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.7 mi
  • 3-town marker: 5.9 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.5 mi
  • Weir House: 10.0 mi
  • Millstone: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Oak Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 4.1 mi
  • Pond View: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Newtown Forest Association, Inc. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNW 304°303 m2.1 mi
Thomas MountainW 280°286 m8.0 mi
Town MountainWNW 284°264 m7.4 mi
Bogus MountainW 273°254 m6.3 mi
Sunset HillW 260°253 m3.0 mi
Taunton HillNW 326°251 m4.3 mi
Eden HillSSW 210°240 m1.0 mi
Middle MountainWNW 282°240 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4316:28

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/217913275

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