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Abraham Baldwin

Abraham Baldwin from directly overhead

Abraham Baldwin is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Quonnipaug Mountain, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

Birthplace of Abraham Baldwin

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40035, -72.71669

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
  • Guilford Town Park: 1.1 mi
  • Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Marcus Cooke Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Durham Town Green: 5.2 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 58
Gardens: 58
Attractions: 36
  • Bear Cave: 1.7 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 2.2 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 3.0 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 3.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 5.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 21.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Abraham Baldwin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainN 353°272 m10.5 mi
TrimountainNNW 346°232 m4.2 mi
Fowler MountainNNW 337°230 m3.2 mi
Beseck MountainN 349°219 m8.0 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNW 334°210 m2.4 mi
Camels HumpN 353°207 m9.9 mi
Mount CarmelWNW 283°206 m9.2 mi
Goose HillENE 69°201 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13408006432

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