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The Nature Conservancy Shepaug Dam (Owned)

The Nature Conservancy Shepaug Dam (Owned) from directly overhead

The Nature Conservancy Shepaug Dam (Owned) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 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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What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
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Coordinates41.44844, -73.28157

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Treadwell Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
  • Lake Zoar Boat Launch: 2.7 mi
  • Traditions Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Candle wall: 1.8 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 3.8 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth Site: 4.7 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 6.6 mi
Museums
Beaches: 57
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 7.2 mi
  • South Beach: 9.5 mi
  • North Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 56
Waterfalls: 44
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 20
  • Lesser Evil: 7.7 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 8.4 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 8.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 9.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Danbury Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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).

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436357

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