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Ridgebury Slope

Ridgebury Slope from directly overhead

Ridgebury Slope is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Peterson Gorge, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates41.33529, -73.51133

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.2 mi
  • Mamanasco Cliffs: 1.3 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.4 mi
  • Bennett's Pond State Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 56
  • Garden Of Ideas: 1.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 4.4 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 4.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 48
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
  • South Beach: 10.1 mi
  • North Beach: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Cascade: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.1 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 22
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.6 mi
  • greek letter pi: 6.2 mi
  • Annunaki: 6.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.5 mi
  • Pell Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 3.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Ridgebury Slope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainN 0°313 m7.8 mi
Pine MountainNE 48°304 m1.6 mi
Bailey MountainSW 232°299.314 m2.6 mi
Moses MountainNE 54°296 m2.9 mi
Barlow MountainSE 133°290 m0.9 mi
Thomas MountainNE 53°286 m3.5 mi
West MountainSSW 200°285 m2.3 mi
Ned MountainNNW 334°284 m1.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434709

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