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Stephenson Preserve

Stephenson Preserve from directly overhead

Stephenson Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nature Conservancy Wolfpits Nature Preserve (Owned), a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Redding Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.36139, -73.39094

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 3.4 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 3.4 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 7.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.9 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 7.7 mi
  • South Beach: 8.7 mi
  • North Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Cascade: 7.8 mi
  • Cascade: 8.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 22
  • P.T. Barnum: 1.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 4.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 4.8 mi
  • greek letter pi: 4.9 mi
  • Annunaki: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 4.9 mi
  • 3-town marker: 6.1 mi
  • Weir House: 7.9 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.9 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Oak Grove: 8.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.6 mi
  • Pond View: 8.6 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 6.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 9.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Stephenson Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainW 262°304 m5.1 mi
Cranson PeakE 88°303 m2.7 mi
Moses MountainW 269°296 m3.9 mi
Barlow MountainWSW 246°290 m6.1 mi
Thomas MountainW 276°286 m3.4 mi
West MountainWSW 241°285 m8.1 mi
Ned MountainW 262°284 m6.7 mi
Seth Low MountainWSW 251°283 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1423419277

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