Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead
Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Church Hill stands 120 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 12 miles off.
The story
State park in New London County, Connecticut
Dates from 1963.
Wikidata Q4930663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 19.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.3 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead: 0.0 mi
- Haley Farm Barn: 1.5 mi
- Avery Memorial Monument: 2.0 mi
- Noank Remembers Memorial Bell: 2.1 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 3.3 mi
- Bluff Point Beach: 0.5 mi
- Bushy Point Beach: 0.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 0.9 mi
- Groton Long Point South Beach: 1.6 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 1.9 mi
- Ring Drive Park: 1.0 mi
- Raheem Ali Carter Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Burrows Field: 1.4 mi
- Bayberry Lane Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
- Upper Lagoon Park: 1.4 mi
- Haley Farm State Park: 1.4 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Wildlife Area: 1.6 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Kiely Park: 2.0 mi
- Anderson Woodlands: 2.1 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hazelnut Hill: 2.2 mi
- Averys Hill: 2.6 mi
- Long Hill: 2.9 mi
- Shack Hill: 3.2 mi
- Cascade: 2.2 mi
- Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 11.6 mi
- Yantic Falls: 14.9 mi
- Cascade: 19.4 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 2.5 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 3.8 mi
- Mystic Blue: 4.5 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 4.5 mi
- Mjolnir: 5.2 mi
- The Whale: 3.9 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 5.6 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 7.1 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 7.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 4.2 mi
- Cutting Garden: 4.4 mi
- East Garden: 4.4 mi
- West Garden: 4.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 4.5 mi
- Crow Head: 16.3 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.4 mi
- Ram Head: 21.2 mi
- Hedges Bank: 21.8 mi
- Acabonack Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.6 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 9.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 16.7 mi
- Powder House: 4.9 mi
- Skate Hut: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 19.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 19.4 mi
- Old Spring: 7.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | N 10° | 120 m | 9.4 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 309° | 112 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNW 348° | 108 m | 5.6 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | N 350° | 108 m | 7.1 mi |
| Haughton Mountain | NNW 335° | 103 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jeremy Hill | NE 44° | 101 m | 9.7 mi |
| Great Hill | NW 311° | 99 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | NNE 21° | 96 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/856359017
Day trips start here
- Groton · 2 mi
- Mystic · 4 mi
- New London · 4 mi
- Waterford · 6 mi
- Stonington · 7 mi
- Ledyard · 8 mi
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