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Lafayette's Tour

Lafayette's Tour from directly overhead

Lafayette's Tour is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Elisha White House Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
LAFAYETTE'S TOUR ON AUGUST 21, 1824, GENERAL LAFAYETTE, TRAVELLING ON THE POST ROAD, WAS WELCOMED WITH MILITARY AND CIVIL HONORS IN KILLINGWORTH, NOW CLINTON. WILLIAM C. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27716, -72.51871

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Meeting House Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Cedar Knoll: 2.0 mi
  • Murdock Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Cow Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Camp Hill: 2.7 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 47
Waterfalls: 32
  • Nineveh Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Cascade: 10.0 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Cascade: 12.0 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Stone Table: 5.7 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.5 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 10.2 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 10.8 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Lafayette's Tour. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillNNW 348°201 m11.7 mi
Long HillN 3°154 m11.7 mi
Turkey HillN 2°140 m10.9 mi
Turkey HillN 6°138 m9.7 mi
Wig HillN 11°128 m9.0 mi
Tower HillN 360°126 m5.5 mi
Buell HillNNW 329°119 m6.0 mi
Honey HillNE 45°114 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:27
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11379463600

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