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Sherwood Refuge

Sherwood Refuge from directly overhead

Sherwood Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Ledges Road), a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.32812, -73.52337

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Mamanasco Cliffs: 0.5 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 0.9 mi
  • Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch: 0.9 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.6 mi
  • Sturges Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 2.7 mi
  • War Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Old stone wall: 3.8 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 4.6 mi
Museums
Gardens: 56
  • Garden Of Ideas: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 5.2 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 5.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 49
  • Mamanasco Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
  • South Beach: 10.7 mi
  • North Beach: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 23
  • Annunaki: 5.9 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.4 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
  • Cascade: 8.2 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 5.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 14.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainN 5°313 m8.4 mi
Pine MountainNE 49°304 m2.4 mi
Bailey MountainSW 233°299.314 m1.8 mi
Moses MountainNE 54°296 m3.7 mi
Barlow MountainE 96°290 m1.3 mi
Thomas MountainNE 53°286 m4.3 mi
West MountainS 186°285 m1.7 mi
Ned MountainN 8°284 m1.4 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 solstice07:1715:4416:29

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434504

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