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Tax Lien

Tax Lien from directly overhead

Tax Lien is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.7 miles off.

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Coordinates41.28592, -73.42282

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Olmstead Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • War Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Memorial Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 4.2 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Southport Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Burying Hill Beach: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 5.9 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Saugatuck Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 3.3 mi
  • Cascade: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Weir House: 2.6 mi
  • 3-town marker: 2.9 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 7.2 mi
  • Earthplace: 9.8 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.9 mi
  • Annunaki: 8.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.9 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pell Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 9.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Tax Lien. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNW 323°304 m5.6 mi
Cranson PeakNE 40°303 m6.9 mi
Bailey MountainWNW 285°299.314 m6.9 mi
Moses MountainNNW 337°296 m5.6 mi
Barlow MountainNW 305°290 m4.8 mi
Thomas MountainNNW 342°286 m5.8 mi
West MountainWNW 283°285 m5.5 mi
Ned MountainNW 311°284 m6.6 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 solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435105

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