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The Nature Conservancy Shepaug Dam (Owned)

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Elevation, modelled
64 m
Tallest summit within 8.5 miles
Cranson Peak303 m · 6.6 mi
Nearest byway
Merritt Parkway15.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.4484, -73.2816
The Nature Conservancy Shepaug Dam (Owned) from directly overhead

The Nature Conservancy Shepaug Dam (Owned) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 64 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

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Operated by
The Nature Conservancy

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of The Nature Conservancy Shepaug Dam (Owned). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakSSW 206°303 m6.6 mi
Good HillN 8°292 m7.4 mi
Second HillNNW 328°285 m8.5 mi
Botsford HillNNW 330°267 m6.5 mi
Hoop Pole HillNNE 13°264 m8.2 mi
Booth HillN 354°257 m8.2 mi
Grassy HillNNE 16°256 m5.7 mi
Bronson MountainN 6°255 m5.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 58
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 9
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °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.

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