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William E. Wolfe Park

William E. Wolfe Park from directly overhead

William E. Wolfe Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 99 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.

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The record

What the record says

Elevation
99 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.31344, -73.24408

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • The Castle: 5.2 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 6.6 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 6.6 mi
Beaches
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 6.4 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 8.8 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 8.8 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 37
Artworks: 23
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 4.6 mi
  • Mother Mary: 5.4 mi
  • Heron: 5.7 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 8.7 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 2.0 mi
  • 3-town marker: 7.0 mi
  • Millstone: 10.7 mi
  • Millstone: 10.8 mi
  • Weir House: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Oak Grove: 0.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 0.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 0.4 mi
  • Pond View: 0.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of William E. Wolfe Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNW 305°303 m5.9 mi
Sunset HillWNW 285°253 m6.3 mi
Taunton HillNW 316°251 m8.0 mi
Eden HillWNW 290°240 m3.9 mi
Moose HillNE 47°231 m8.9 mi
Mount PleasantNNW 329°230 m8.0 mi
Great HillNW 319°217 m8.1 mi
Redding RidgeW 273°214 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • garlic mustard18 obs
  • American wintergreen18 obs
  • Red Clover16 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty15 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee15 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage13 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel12 obs
  • common mugwort12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43434054

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