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American Precision Museum

American Precision Museum from directly overhead

American Precision Museum is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornish Colony Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.47477, -72.38956

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Field with Leanto: 0.8 mi
  • Mt. Ascutney State Park: 2.7 mi
  • Path of Life Sculpture Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Cornish Recreation and Education Area: 3.1 mi
  • Ascutney State Park: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 33
Museums: 32
Beaches: 23
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
  • Croydon Town Beach: 12.7 mi
  • West Cove A Beach: 13.8 mi
  • West Cove B Beach: 13.9 mi
  • South Cove Beach: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Civil War Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 13.0 mi
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 13.4 mi
  • The Wrecker: 14.4 mi
  • Refuge: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Gerry's Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Sumner Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Litte Dog Falls: 15.0 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of American Precision Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt AscutneyWSW 237°954 m3.9 mi
Ascutney NorthWSW 238°944 m3.7 mi
Ascutney SouthSW 231°880 m4.0 mi
Little Ascutney MountainWSW 239°525 m6.7 mi
Pierson PeakWSW 246°493 m6.1 mi
Fernald HillENE 65°490 m4.8 mi
Blood HillNW 305°468 m5.8 mi
Yatsevitch HillENE 61°457 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0919:5120:35
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:2015:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129435564696760473625

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Hartland Lake, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000796OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/721672036

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