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Mark Twain House

Mark Twain House from directly overhead

Mark Twain House is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mark Twain House Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

non-profit organization in the USA

Dates from 1874.

Wikidata Q4165331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.76707, -72.70142
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Attractions
Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls
  • Mill Pond Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Cascades: 9.4 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • South Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Solar Panel: 5.1 mi
  • Superstructure: 5.1 mi
  • Garden Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 19.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Mark Twain House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWNW 302°276 m5.9 mi
Taine MountainW 269°268 m11.0 mi
Onion MountainNW 305°253 m11.2 mi
Ely MoundWNW 288°246 m5.5 mi
Mount HorrWNW 294°238 m10.9 mi
Lookout MountainE 94°237 m11.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSW 235°229 m8.1 mi
Huckleberry HillWNW 286°223 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000884OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Mark Twain House Annex, reference 66000884, listed 10/15/66.

OpenStreetMap element way/194716932

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