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Shelter Rock

Shelter Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Shelter Rock rises to 194 m in Connecticut. Beaver Bog Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
194 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.39477, -73.42372

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Freedom Park: 0.6 mi
  • Meckauer Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bennett Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rogers Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rogers Park Memorial Field: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Lions Club: 1.1 mi
  • War Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • The Korean War Monument: 1.2 mi
  • The Vietnam War Monument: 1.2 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens: 51
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 1.8 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 1.8 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 7.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 51
  • South Beach: 5.9 mi
  • North Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 18
  • Lesser Evil: 1.4 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 1.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 2.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.7 mi
  • Annunaki: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Oak Grove: 10.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.1 mi
  • Pond View: 11.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 5.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 18.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 10.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beaver Bog MountainNW 326°358 m8.6 mi
Titicus MountainNW 310°313 m5.8 mi
Pine MountainSW 228°304 m4.5 mi
Cranson PeakESE 117°303 m5.0 mi
Bailey MountainSW 229°299.314 m8.7 mi
Moses MountainSW 222°296 m3.2 mi
Barlow MountainSW 219°290 m6.1 mi
Thomas MountainSW 221°286 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359269399

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