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The Nature Conservancy Wolfpits Nature Preserve (Owned)

The Nature Conservancy Wolfpits Nature Preserve (Owned) from directly overhead

The Nature Conservancy Wolfpits Nature Preserve (Owned) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Codfish Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

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What to expect

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The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.36411, -73.37566

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 4.1 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 4.1 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 8.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.5 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 8.5 mi
  • South Beach: 8.9 mi
  • North Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 37
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.1 mi
  • Cascade: 8.4 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 23
  • P.T. Barnum: 2.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 4.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 4.5 mi
  • greek letter pi: 5.3 mi
  • Heron: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 5.6 mi
  • 3-town marker: 6.1 mi
  • Weir House: 8.5 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.3 mi
  • Millstone: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • Oak Grove: 7.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 7.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 7.9 mi
  • Pond View: 8.0 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of The Nature Conservancy Wolfpits Nature Preserve (Owned). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainW 261°304 m5.9 mi
Cranson PeakE 93°303 m2.0 mi
Moses MountainW 267°296 m4.7 mi
Barlow MountainWSW 248°290 m6.9 mi
Thomas MountainW 272°286 m4.2 mi
Ned MountainW 262°284 m7.5 mi
Seth Low MountainWSW 252°283 m7.5 mi
Wooster MountainWSW 258°275 m5.4 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 solstice07:1715:4316:28

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43435786

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