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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 168 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.

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Coordinates41.35747, -73.34380

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 5.8 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 5.8 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 9.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 9.9 mi
  • South Beach: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 39
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascade: 7.8 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 3.5 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 3.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 5.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 6.9 mi
  • Heron: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 22
  • 3-town marker: 5.8 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 7.3 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.7 mi
  • Weir House: 9.1 mi
  • Millstone: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Oak Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 6.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.3 mi
  • Pond View: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Newtown Forest Association, Inc. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainW 267°304 m7.5 mi
Cranson PeakNE 41°303 m0.5 mi
Moses MountainW 272°296 m6.3 mi
Barlow MountainWSW 255°290 m8.3 mi
Thomas MountainW 276°286 m5.9 mi
Wooster MountainW 265°275 m6.9 mi
Spruce MountainW 270°272 m6.8 mi
Town MountainW 281°264 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435760

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