Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Connecticut

Peter Welling Property

Peter Welling Property from directly overhead

Peter Welling Property is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. Merritt Parkway runs past it.

Peter Welling Property (3 Parcels)

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Greenwich Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.07999, -73.66948

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Round Hill: 1.7 mi
  • High Point: 3.1 mi
  • Cooney Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Kennelwood Hill: 4.7 mi
  • South Ridge: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Gardens
  • Birch Grove: 3.2 mi
  • East Woodland Walk: 3.3 mi
  • Stream Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Fall Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches
Picnic sites: 22
  • The Meadow: 7.1 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
  • Pell Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
Waterfalls: 10
  • Farms Falls: 4.2 mi
  • The Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Cascade: 16.1 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Cascade: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Peter Welling Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey MountainNNW 330°253 m13.4 mi
Mount AspetongN 7°229 m10.3 mi
Guard HillN 349°226 m8.8 mi
Fox HillNNE 19°223 m12.6 mi
Cat HillNNW 336°221 m13.3 mi
Chappaqua HillNW 321°219 m8.2 mi
Sarles HillNW 308°216 m7.8 mi
Hook MountainWNW 282°214 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2319:5020:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398274

More nature reserves in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Peter Welling Property.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens