Dr. Horace Wells
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Dr. Horace Wells is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
Dr. Horace Wells, also known as the Horace Wells Monument, is a monumental statue in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The statue, located in the city's Bushnell Park, was designed by sculptor Truman Howe Bartlett and dedicated in 1875 in honor of Horace Wells, a dentist who was a pioneer in the use of anesthesia.
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Wikidata Q109255078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 0.1 mi
- General Israel Putnam: 0.2 mi
- William H. Putnam: 0.3 mi
- Site Of The Charter Oak: 0.4 mi
- Connecticut State Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Stone Field Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Stegosaurus: 0.3 mi
- Thomas Hooker: 0.3 mi
- Love: 0.3 mi
- Pulaski: 0.3 mi
- Connecticut Square: 0.2 mi
- Connecticut State Capitol Park: 0.3 mi
- Lafayette Circle: 0.3 mi
- Thomas Hooker Square: 0.3 mi
- Whitman Close Park: 0.3 mi
- Old State House: 0.3 mi
- Butler-McCook Homestead: 0.3 mi
- Amos Bull House: 0.4 mi
- Myths, Minds and Medicine Museum: 1.2 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 1.2 mi
- Keney Tower: 0.6 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 0.8 mi
- Mark Twain House: 1.2 mi
- Constitution Oak: 3.9 mi
- The Dreamyard: 5.1 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.3 mi
- Johnson Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 2.9 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 4.1 mi
- Wolcott Hill: 4.3 mi
- Vanderbilt Park: 2.5 mi
- Keney Park: 2.5 mi
- Eleanor Buck Wolf Parcel: 2.7 mi
- Short Reach Property: 2.9 mi
- Gully Green: 3.1 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 5.6 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cascades: 8.5 mi
- Dividend Falls: 8.5 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.5 mi
- Victorian Ornamental Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hudson Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Huntington Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Trinity College Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
- Crow Point: 5.0 mi
- South Wall: 6.3 mi
- Solar Panel: 6.3 mi
- Superstructure: 6.3 mi
- Garden Wall: 6.4 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.5 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 17.4 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 18.7 mi
- Babbs Beach: 18.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 19.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.6 mi
- Big Spring: 21.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 23.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 12.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 21.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Dr. Horace Wells. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | WNW 298° | 276 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mannantuck | ESE 110° | 273 m | 11.2 mi |
| John Tom Hill | ESE 110° | 272 m | 11.2 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SE 143° | 265 m | 11.6 mi |
| Ely Mound | WNW 286° | 246 m | 6.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 94° | 237 m | 9.9 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | ESE 118° | 234 m | 10.2 mi |
| Birch Mountain | E 96° | 233 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 12 mi
- Tolland · 18 mi
- Somers · 19 mi
- Longmeadow · 20 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 22 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
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