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Newtown Forest Association, Inc (Blackman)

Newtown Forest Association, Inc (Blackman) from directly overhead

Newtown Forest Association, Inc (Blackman) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the south, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnabas Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates41.41915, -73.33428

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • The Pleasance: 1.6 mi
  • Ram's Pasture: 1.8 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 6.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 6.6 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 11.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 59
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 7.5 mi
  • South Beach: 7.7 mi
  • North Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Southford Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Lesser Evil: 4.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.3 mi
  • greek letter pi: 6.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.7 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Oak Grove: 8.6 mi
  • Pond View: 8.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Danbury Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Newtown Forest Association, Inc (Blackman). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakS 183°303 m3.9 mi
Moses MountainWSW 239°296 m7.9 mi
Thomas MountainWSW 240°286 m7.3 mi
Wooster MountainWSW 236°275 m8.9 mi
Spruce MountainWSW 240°272 m8.5 mi
Botsford HillN 357°267 m7.7 mi
Sweet Cake MountainWNW 298°265 m7.7 mi
Town MountainWSW 240°264 m6.5 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 solstice07:1715:4316:27

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

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435990

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