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Knollcrest Connecticut Map

Explore Knollcrest, Connecticut, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Knollcrest, Connecticut

How to Use This Knollcrest, Connecticut Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knollcrest, Connecticut. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Connecticut or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Knollcrest.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Knollcrest
State	Connecticut (CT)
County	Fairfield County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.498705
Longitude	-73.466512
Population	334
Density	767.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06812
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	Bridgeport
School District	New Fairfield School District

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About Knollcrest, Connecticut

Knollcrest is a locality in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is a small community with a population of 334. The population density is 767.6 people per km². Knollcrest is located at 41.4987°N, 73.4665°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06812.

Knollcrest anchors itself upon a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of glacial earth and the deep, verdant solitude of the Pootatuck State Forest. It lies 7.2 miles north of Danbury, CT (from Danbury, CT: bearing 355°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-northwest of Bethel. The terrain rises in firm, moss-covered swells toward the summit of Bogus Hill, where the air thins and carries the sharp, clean scent of hemlock and damp stone. Below these elevations, the water of Lake Candlewood mirrors the shifting moods of the sky, its expanse providing a cool, silver stillness that anchors the horizon. A short distance away, the modest flow of Short Woods Brook cuts through the loam, its progress marked by the rhythmic clatter of water over dark, smoothed pebbles. As the sun begins to retreat behind the uneven ridgelines, the light catches the iron-rich soil, casting long, amber shadows that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the warmth has faded from the leaves.

Knollcrest bears the weight of a history carved by the labor of those who first cleared these woods to build homes of sturdy, local timber and fieldstone. The regional economy has long since shifted away from the agrarian toil of the early settlers, moving instead toward a quiet, modern industriousness that values the privacy of the inland woods over the clamor of trade. Vestiges of the past remain in the dry-laid stone walls that meander aimlessly through the undergrowth, remnants of property lines long abandoned to the encroaching oaks. While the distant Housatonic Valley hums with the movement of commerce, Knollcrest remains defined by a deliberate, measured pace, where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow change of the canopy. Those who traverse the local woods often find themselves drawn toward the solitude of the Pootatuck State Forest, where the silence is absolute, broken only by the sudden, sharp rustle of a white-tailed deer stepping through the brush.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Fairfield Town Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 182° S
New Farfield Town Beach (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 179° S
Squantz Pond State Park (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
Pootatuck State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 311° NW
Pootatuck State Forest (Old Forest Management Area) (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 312° NW
Cadigan Field (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 121° SE
Brookfield Crossing (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 122° SE
Margerie Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 3.2 mi, 188° S
Lovers Leap State Park Scenic Reserve (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 056° NE
East Lake Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 3.9 mi, 202° S
Brookfield Theatre for the Arts (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 117° SE
Watchtower Educational Center (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 269° W
Northrop House (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 343° N
Sherman Play House (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 344° N
Greek Letter Pi (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 173° S
Bank Street Theatre (Cinema) — 6.1 mi, 027° NE
New Milford Tank (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 028° NE
Gallery 25 (Arts Centre) — 6.2 mi, 028° NE
New Milford Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 027° NE
Lois Batchelder (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 351° N
Charles Ives Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.3 mi, 191° S
Empire Cinemas (Cinema) — 7.5 mi, 229° SW
9-11 Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 173° S
The Vietnam War Monument (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 171° S
Mine Hill National Historic Landmark (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 058° NE
Made By Hand (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 185° S
Lake Lillinonah Water Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 101° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.7 mi, 320° NW · 110k acres
Charles Ives cottage site (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 188° S
Indian village (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 044° NE

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