- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 11.7 miles
- Talcott Mountain276 m · 7.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7664, -72.6668
Towards Union Lines is a artwork in Connecticut, at a modelled 8 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Metal Tower, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Towards Union Lines. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | WNW 295° | 276 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mannantuck | ESE 112° | 273 m | 10.8 mi |
| John Tom Hill | ESE 112° | 272 m | 10.8 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SE 146° | 265 m | 11.4 mi |
| Box Hill | ENE 77° | 252 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ely Mound | WNW 284° | 246 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 95° | 237 m | 9.4 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | ESE 120° | 234 m | 9.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Metal Tower: 0.0 mi
- Frontier Life: 0.1 mi
- Quenticut: 0.1 mi
- Union: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Meets Stowe: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Mortensen Riverfront Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Hooker Square: 0.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.4 mi
- Wexford Park: 0.4 mi
- Charter Oak Tree Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- William H. Putnam: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Horace Wells: 0.6 mi
- Site Of The Charter Oak: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 0.7 mi
- General Israel Putnam: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Old State House: 0.3 mi
- Amos Bull House: 0.5 mi
- Butler-McCook Homestead: 0.6 mi
- Myths, Minds and Medicine Museum: 1.5 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Keney Tower: 0.7 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 1.3 mi
- Mark Twain House: 1.8 mi
- Constitution Oak: 3.8 mi
- The Dreamyard: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Hill: 1.8 mi
- Johnson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wickham Hill: 3.9 mi
- Laurel Park Hill: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Short Reach Property: 2.3 mi
- Keney Park: 2.4 mi
- Eleanor Buck Wolf Parcel: 2.7 mi
- Hockanum River Linear Park: 3.0 mi
- Vanderbilt Park: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 6.0 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 7.5 mi
- Cascades: 8.3 mi
- Dividend Falls: 8.5 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 58
- Victorian Ornamental Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hudson Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Huntington Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Trinity College Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Crow Point: 4.8 mi
- South Wall: 6.9 mi
- Solar Panel: 6.9 mi
- Superstructure: 6.9 mi
- Garden Wall: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.3 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 17.7 mi
- Babbs Beach: 18.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Ever Flowing Spring: 20.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 21.0 mi
- Big Spring: 21.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 23.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 12.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 12 mi
- Tolland · 17 mi
- Somers · 19 mi
- Longmeadow · 20 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 22 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
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