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Orenaug Park

Orenaug Park from directly overhead

Orenaug Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Orenaug Rocks, a peak 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Woodbury
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.53946, -73.20278

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Woodbury South Green: 0.2 mi
  • Hollow Park: 0.5 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 0.7 mi
  • Three Rivers Park: 1.2 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 0.2 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 0.8 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 4.2 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.2 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 56
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Southford Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 49
Beaches: 38
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Waterfront: 10.5 mi
  • Boating Side: 10.6 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 36
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 4.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.2 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.3 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
  • Pond View: 15.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Orenaug Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNW 313°324 m6.1 mi
Carmel HillNNW 341°322 m7.2 mi
Magnolia HillN 5°294 m6.8 mi
Good HillWNW 290°292 m3.2 mi
Great HillE 97°292 m3.5 mi
Blackmans HillE 86°282 m1.7 mi
Greenleaf HillWNW 296°282 m5.8 mi
Andrews HillESE 123°275 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436700

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