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Candlewood Town Park

Candlewood Town Park from directly overhead

Candlewood Town Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Birch Hill stands 386 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatters Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.

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Coordinates41.42505, -73.45095

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hatters Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rowan Avenue Playground: 1.4 mi
  • Entrance to Sterling Woods Private Footpath: 1.8 mi
  • Candlewood Lake (Lattins Cove) Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
  • Still River Greenway: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • 9-11 Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • The Vietnam War Monument: 2.7 mi
  • The Korean War Monument: 2.7 mi
  • War Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Lions Club: 2.9 mi
Museums
Gardens: 49
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 3.1 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 3.1 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 8.0 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 8.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 34
Waterfalls: 34
  • Lower Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 14
  • greek letter pi: 0.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 1.7 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 4.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.2 mi
  • Annunaki: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Grove: 13.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.3 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 13.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.4 mi
  • Pond View: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.4 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 12.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Candlewood Town Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch HillNW 321°386 m8.7 mi
Cranberry MountainNW 313°376 m7.9 mi
Beaver Bog MountainNW 326°358 m6.1 mi
Wanzer MountainNNW 343°346 m7.6 mi
Titicus MountainWNW 298°313 m3.5 mi
Great MountainN 359°310 m7.9 mi
Pine MountainSSW 200°304 m5.4 mi
Cranson PeakSE 126°303 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Polyphemus Moth80 obs
  • Spongy Moth56 obs
  • Promethea Silkmoth54 obs
  • Northern Cardinal51 obs
  • Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth51 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee46 obs
  • Downy Woodpecker46 obs
  • Song Sparrow42 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/43435914

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