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Redding Ridge

Redding Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Redding Ridge rises to 214 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Packer Brook Knolls, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808507, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
214 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.31704, -73.35345

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 10.7 mi
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 54
Gardens: 53
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 6.7 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 6.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 25
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 1.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 4.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.6 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.5 mi
  • Heron: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 19
  • 3-town marker: 3.0 mi
  • Weir House: 6.8 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.9 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 8.0 mi
  • Earthplace: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Cedar Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 5.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.0 mi
  • Pond View: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Redding Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainWNW304 m7.4 mi
Cranson PeakNNE303 m3.2 mi
Moses MountainWNW296 m6.5 mi
Barlow MountainW290 m7.5 mi
Thomas MountainWNW286 m6.4 mi
Wooster MountainWNW275 m6.7 mi
Spruce MountainWNW272 m6.9 mi
Town MountainNW264 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:52
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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1942717 — Redding Ridge, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359286729

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