Nature reserve · Connecticut
Roy & Margot Larsen Sanctuary
Roy & Margot Larsen Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Windy Hill stands 220 m to the northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Audubon Center at Fairfield, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Connecticut Audubon Society
How to reach it
Coordinates41.19920, -73.29863
- 0.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Audubon Center at Fairfield: 0.3 mi
- Lobdell Calf Pond Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Ernest Hillman Jr. Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Congress Place: 1.3 mi
- Grace Richardson Conservation Area Open Space: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Pavement Hill: 0.7 mi
- Catamount Hill: 1.6 mi
- Merwins Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hoyden Hill: 1.9 mi
- Fanton Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Timothy Dwight Park: 1.6 mi
- Greenfield Hill Historic District: 1.6 mi
- Greenfield Hill Village Green: 1.6 mi
- Denise A. D. Dougiello Park: 1.6 mi
- Hoydens Hill Open Space: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 2.3 mi
- Southport Beach: 5.1 mi
- Jennings Beach: 5.1 mi
- Sasco Hill Beach: 5.2 mi
- Money Beach: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Tree Stump Monument: 2.4 mi
- Joseph Cardinal Mindzenty: 4.1 mi
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 4.2 mi
- Jean Wells Wallace: 4.2 mi
- Douglas James Perce: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 4.8 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 5.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 6.0 mi
Museums
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 3.6 mi
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 4.3 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 4.8 mi
- Mid Fairfield Youth Museum: 5.5 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 35
- Heron: 6.7 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 7.7 mi
- Mother Mary: 8.2 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 10.1 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Devil's Glen Falls: 3.9 mi
- Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascade: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 18
- Burr Homestead: 4.7 mi
- Earthplace: 5.6 mi
- 3-town marker: 6.4 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.2 mi
- Weir House: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Old Raven Rocks: 14.3 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 14.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 15.0 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.1 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Picnic Grove: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 8.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 8.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 8.6 mi
- Pond View: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Tongue Point Light: 6.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 9.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 10.7 mi
- Fog Signal House: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 7.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 15.8 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Roy & Margot Larsen Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Hill | NW 313° | 220 m | 8.9 mi |
| Redding Ridge | NNW 341° | 214 m | 8.6 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | NW 307° | 211 m | 7.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NW 313° | 204 m | 7.6 mi |
| Meekers Hill | NNW 343° | 203 m | 8.0 mi |
| Gilbert Hill | NW 305° | 186 m | 7.7 mi |
| Diamond Hill | NW 318° | 186 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tashua Hill | NNE 31° | 179 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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