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Newtown Forest Association (Mullholand)

Newtown Forest Association (Mullholand) from directly overhead

Newtown Forest Association (Mullholand) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Great Mountain stands 310 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Pond Brook Road), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.

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Coordinates41.45997, -73.33158

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
  • Lake Lillinonah Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lake Lillinonah Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
  • Kahlo Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Lions Park: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 56
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.3 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 8.3 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 13.4 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 55
  • South Beach: 6.8 mi
  • North Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 9.4 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 44
Attractions: 24
Artworks: 20
  • Lesser Evil: 5.6 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.1 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.5 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 8.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Oak Grove: 11.1 mi
  • Pond View: 11.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Newtown Forest Association (Mullholand). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great MountainNW 311°310 m8.3 mi
Cranson PeakS 183°303 m6.7 mi
Good HillNNE 29°292 m7.5 mi
Second HillNNW 343°285 m6.7 mi
Greenleaf HillN 10°282 m8.2 mi
Botsford HillN 353°267 m4.9 mi
Mine HillN 353°267 m8.3 mi
Sweet Cake MountainW 276°265 m6.9 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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435999

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