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John Brown Birthplace

John Brown Birthplace from directly overhead

John Brown Birthplace is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 341 m. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandy Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83926, -73.17064

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 58
Attractions: 45
  • Pinnacle Rock: 4.9 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 6.9 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 8.7 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 9.4 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • Hornet's Nest: 4.9 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.2 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 10.6 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 12.3 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 6.8 mi
  • Judea Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 18.5 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Bike Sculpture: 18.4 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 19.3 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 20.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 20.7 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 6.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of John Brown Birthplace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainW 259°513 m6.6 mi
Ivy MountainNW 310°504 m3.5 mi
The PinnacleW 260°502 m7.1 mi
Red MountainW 275°499 m6.2 mi
The MatterhornNNW 329°498 m8.6 mi
Dennis HillN 349°496 m7.7 mi
Sedgwick MountainWNW 294°495 m6.0 mi
Brass MountainWNW 294°491 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1815:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7979972622

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