Major General Joseph Spencer
Major General Joseph Spencer is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the east, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Millington Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.3 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 26.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 19.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Millington Green: 0.0 mi
- East Haddam Town Beach: 3.2 mi
- Lake Hayward Boat Launch: 3.3 mi
- Connor's Way: 3.3 mi
- Lower Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch: 4.0 mi
- William Jezek Memorial Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Urbanik Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Edith Lefebvre Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Miller Farm Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Sheepskin Hollow Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Salem Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 4.5 mi
- Gillette Castle: 5.8 mi
- Colchester Hayward Volunteer Fire Company Museum: 6.2 mi
- Colchester Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Tater Hill: 1.8 mi
- Long Hill: 2.2 mi
- Dolbia Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.6 mi
- Honey Hill: 4.2 mi
- Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 2.2 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 5.1 mi
- The Eagle: 5.1 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 5.6 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 13.1 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 14.1 mi
- Rocky Neck State Beach: 14.2 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 14.2 mi
- Crescent Beach: 14.2 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 7.8 mi
- Sparky: 12.9 mi
- Face in Tree: 13.6 mi
- River Blue: 13.8 mi
- Muffler Man: 13.9 mi
- Devil's Oven: 1.1 mi
- tri-town marker: 4.3 mi
- Mill Turbine: 4.3 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 4.4 mi
- turtle rock: 5.0 mi
- Gingers Garden: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 10.6 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 10.7 mi
- fern and rock garden: 13.6 mi
- Chapman Falls: 0.8 mi
- Moodus Falls: 4.1 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Day Pond Brook Falls: 6.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 6.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 18.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 18.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 5.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 17.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 15.3 mi
- Powder House: 15.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.5 mi
- Old Spring: 19.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Major General Joseph Spencer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | E 98° | 182 m | 8.1 mi |
| Tater Hill | S 188° | 179 m | 1.8 mi |
| Buckley Hill | N 4° | 176 m | 4.5 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 30° | 175 m | 2.2 mi |
| Maynard Hill | ESE 104° | 174 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cockle Hill | ENE 67° | 171 m | 4.5 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | E 94° | 171 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 243° | 167 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13044379838
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 6 mi
- Essex · 9 mi
- East Lyme · 11 mi
- Montville · 11 mi
- Old Lyme · 12 mi
- Old Saybrook · 13 mi
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