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Sunny Valley Foundation,Inc.- Dow Tract

Sunny Valley Foundation,Inc.- Dow Tract from directly overhead

Sunny Valley Foundation,Inc.- Dow Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Beaver Bog Mountain stands 358 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.51215, -73.38440

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 6.2 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 6.3 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 7.2 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 8.1 mi
Museums: 43
Waterfalls: 43
Gardens: 28
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 9.8 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 9.8 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 10.4 mi
  • Judea Garden: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 14
  • Lesser Evil: 7.0 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 7.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.7 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 9.9 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Grove: 15.5 mi
  • Pond View: 15.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Sunny Valley Foundation,Inc.- Dow Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beaver Bog MountainW 262°358 m6.9 mi
Wanzer MountainWNW 282°346 m5.8 mi
Painter HillNE 39°324 m7.7 mi
Green Pond MountainNW 308°323 m4.6 mi
Briggs HillWNW 297°323 m6.4 mi
Titicus MountainSW 236°313 m7.8 mi
Great MountainWNW 298°310 m4.0 mi
Mount TomN 351°300 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4316:27

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436552

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