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Woodcock Acres

Woodcock Acres from directly overhead

Woodcock Acres is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Remington Ridge, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.28599, -73.52015

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Settlers Rock: 1.0 mi
  • War Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Old stone wall: 1.7 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Museums
Gardens: 58
Beaches: 57
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 10.4 mi
  • South Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Annunaki: 3.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 8.1 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 17
  • Sheep Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cascade: 4.9 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Cascade: 6.5 mi
  • Cascade: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
  • Pell Hill: 3.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 11.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 7.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 2.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Woodcock Acres. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 21°304 m4.8 mi
Bailey MountainNW 318°299.314 m2.4 mi
Moses MountainNNE 29°296 m5.8 mi
Barlow MountainNNE 22°290 m3.0 mi
Thomas MountainNNE 31°286 m6.4 mi
West MountainNNW 345°285 m1.3 mi
Ned MountainN 0°284 m4.3 mi
Seth Low MountainN 6°283 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434093

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