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Old Quarry Nature Center

Old Quarry Nature Center from directly overhead

Old Quarry Nature Center is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.37697, -73.43449

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Museums: 60
Nature reserves
Beaches: 54
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 6.3 mi
  • South Beach: 7.0 mi
  • North Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 51
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 0.9 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 0.9 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 6.0 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Cascade: 8.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Cascade: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 2.5 mi
  • 3-town marker: 7.8 mi
  • Weir House: 8.3 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 11.0 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 17
  • P.T. Barnum: 1.1 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 2.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 2.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.2 mi
  • Annunaki: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • Oak Grove: 10.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.1 mi
  • Pond View: 11.1 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 9.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Old Quarry Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainNW 322°313 m6.3 mi
Pine MountainWSW 237°304 m3.3 mi
Cranson PeakESE 101°303 m5.1 mi
Bailey MountainSW 234°299.314 m7.5 mi
Moses MountainSW 234°296 m2.0 mi
Barlow MountainSW 223°290 m4.8 mi
Thomas MountainWSW 238°286 m1.4 mi
West MountainSW 224°285 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435680

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