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Peaceable Refuge

Peaceable Refuge from directly overhead

Peaceable Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is South Salem Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.27122, -73.52596

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • TEA Beach: 1.3 mi
  • South Salem Presbyterian Church grounds: 1.5 mi
  • West Mountain Refuge: 1.5 mi
  • Town House yard: 1.6 mi
  • Library Park: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 60
Museums
Peaks
Beaches
Artworks: 32
  • Annunaki: 3.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 9.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.4 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 17
  • Sheep Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade: 4.6 mi
  • Cascade: 6.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Cascade: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pell Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
  • The Meadow: 10.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 1.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Peaceable Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 20°304 m5.9 mi
Bailey MountainNNW 335°299.314 m3.1 mi
Moses MountainNNE 27°296 m6.9 mi
Barlow MountainNNE 21°290 m4.1 mi
Thomas MountainNNE 29°286 m7.5 mi
West MountainN 359°285 m2.3 mi
Ned MountainN 4°284 m5.3 mi
Seth Low MountainN 9°283 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434116

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