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Wheeler Road (Stonehouse Estates)

Wheeler Road (Stonehouse Estates) from directly overhead

Wheeler Road (Stonehouse Estates) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Josie's Ring Road, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.3 miles off.

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Coordinates41.35481, -73.20785

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Fort Trumbull Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Silver Beach: 12.9 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • SIS Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 9.7 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 43
Attractions: 23
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 4.7 mi
  • Millstone: 7.4 mi
  • Millstone: 7.5 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.1 mi
  • 3-town marker: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 6.8 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.2 mi
  • Heron: 7.7 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 9.6 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 3.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 3.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Wheeler Road (Stonehouse Estates). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakW 274°303 m6.8 mi
Sunset HillW 262°253 m8.1 mi
Taunton HillWNW 291°251 m7.9 mi
Walnut HillNNE 11°242 m8.8 mi
Eden HillWSW 255°240 m5.7 mi
Moose HillNE 55°231 m5.6 mi
Mount PleasantNW 304°230 m7.2 mi
Fivemile HillNE 35°223 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436258

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