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Wren Knolls

Wren Knolls, seen from above at true elevation

Wren Knolls rises to 113 m in Connecticut. Bailey Mountain stands 299 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorothy Heroy Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
113 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.16871, -73.55818

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
  • Mehlquist Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Perennial Border: 2.4 mi
  • Word Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
  • 911 Arch: 2.5 mi
  • Waveny Mansion: 4.8 mi
  • Jordan's Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Cottage Ruins: 6.0 mi
  • Cottage Ruins: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Annunaki: 5.9 mi
  • Samford Sign: 8.1 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 8.1 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 8.4 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 9.5 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 30
Picnic sites: 14
  • The Meadow: 3.1 mi
  • Pell Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.5 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Farms Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Cascade: 7.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Cascade: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 11
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 5.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 5.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 6.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Wren Knolls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bailey MountainN 2°299.314 m9.9 mi
West MountainN 10°285 m9.5 mi
Titicus MountainN 359°281 m10.5 mi
Ivy HillNNE 30°234 m9.2 mi
Mount AspetongNW 312°229 m6.1 mi
Prospect HillNNE 24°228 m8.5 mi
Guard HillWNW 289°226 m7.8 mi
Branchville HillNE 36°225 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359287602

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