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Sunny Valley Foundation,Inc.- Fost Tract

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

Sunny Valley Foundation,Inc.- Fost Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Beaver Bog Mountain stands 358 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunny Valley Foundation,Inc.- Iron Ore Hill Tract, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

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Coordinates41.49748, -73.36122

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.8 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 6.1 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.1 mi
  • Candle wall: 6.8 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 6.9 mi
Museums: 56
Waterfalls: 46
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 34
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 9.4 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 9.4 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 11.6 mi
  • Judea Garden: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 23
Beaches: 19
Artworks: 15
  • Lesser Evil: 6.5 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 6.9 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.5 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 9.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Grove: 14.1 mi
  • Pond View: 14.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Sunny Valley Foundation,Inc.- Fost Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beaver Bog MountainW 271°358 m8.0 mi
Wanzer MountainWNW 288°346 m7.3 mi
Painter HillNNE 28°324 m7.9 mi
Green Pond MountainNW 308°323 m6.1 mi
Briggs HillWNW 300°323 m7.9 mi
Great MountainWNW 302°310 m5.5 mi
Candlewood MountainNW 320°296 m7.5 mi
Good HillNE 52°292 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:31
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, 7 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/43436561

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