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Henry Gould Lewis

Henry Gould Lewis from directly overhead

Henry Gould Lewis is an artwork in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is East Rock Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

Bust of New Haven mayor Henry Gould Lewis, stolen in the mid-20th century, only the plinth remains

The record

What the record says

Built
1894
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.33049, -72.90731

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Rock Park: 0.2 mi
  • College Woods: 0.4 mi
  • Edgerton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Whitney Water Purification Facility and Park: 0.4 mi
  • East Rock Park-Blake Field: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Eli Whitney Plaque: 0.5 mi
  • Reverend George W Hampton Corner: 0.9 mi
  • Joe Grate Corner: 1.5 mi
  • Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches
Gardens: 49
  • Pardee Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Pollinator garden: 1.1 mi
  • Desert House: 1.1 mi
  • Bog Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Camellias: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 46
Attractions: 24
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.7 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 6.6 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.5 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.3 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
  • Pond View: 17.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Henry Gould Lewis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNW 347°263 m9.3 mi
High RockNNW 342°216 m5.9 mi
Mount CarmelN 7°206 m7.0 mi
Meeting House HillNW 325°193 m8.0 mi
Round HillNW 308°190 m6.3 mi
Peck HillWNW 297°183 m7.3 mi
Totoket MountainENE 58°176 m8.7 mi
Peck HillWNW 294°171 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9805225409

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