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Tax Lien (2 Parcels)

Tax Lien (2 Parcels) from directly overhead

Tax Lien (2 Parcels) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 6.5 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.28452, -73.34820

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 2.3 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 2.3 mi
  • Memorial Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 4.4 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 6.1 mi
Museums
Parks
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.5 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 8.5 mi
Beaches
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Southport Beach: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Cascade: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 1.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.9 mi
  • Heron: 8.9 mi
  • Mother Mary: 9.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 18
  • 3-town marker: 1.2 mi
  • Weir House: 5.9 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.3 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.6 mi
  • Earthplace: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 5.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 5.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.1 mi
  • Pond View: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.6 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Tax Lien (2 Parcels). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakN 6°303 m5.4 mi
Moses MountainNW 311°296 m8.0 mi
Thomas MountainNW 315°286 m8.0 mi
Wooster MountainWNW 303°275 m8.0 mi
Town MountainNW 321°264 m7.8 mi
Bogus MountainNW 318°254 m6.1 mi
Sunset HillN 349°253 m3.7 mi
Taunton HillN 359°251 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435372

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