Cranson Peak

Cranson Peak is a peak in Town of Newtown, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 994 feet. Cranson Peak is situated nearby to the hamlet Palestine, as well as near Hopewell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Mary Church and Putnam Memorial State Park.

Saint Mary Church

Church

St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Bethel, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

Putnam Memorial State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: KLOTZ, Public domain.

Putnam Memorial State Park is a history-oriented public recreation area in the town of Redding, Connecticut. The state park preserves the site that Major General Israel Putnam chose as the winter encampment for his men in the winter of 1778/1779 during the American Revolutionary War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Bethel.

Newtown

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Greater Danbury area as well as the New York metropolitan area. Newtown was founded in 1705, and later incorporated in 1711.

Bethel

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 20,358. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town includes the Bethel Census-Designated Place.

Hattertown

Hamlet

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hattertown is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Hattertown Historic District and includes a smaller local historic district.

Cranson Peak

Type: Peak with an elevation of 994 feet
Category: landform
Location: Town of Newtown, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.3624° or 41° 21′ 45″ north

Longitude

-73.338° or 73° 20′ 17″ west

Elevation

994 feet (303 metres)

Open location code

87H89M66+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3472244641

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Palestine and Hopewell.

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Highlights include Newtown Forest Association, Inc and Poverty Pond.

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