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Major General Joseph Spencer

Major General Joseph Spencer from directly overhead

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

Coordinates41.48543, -72.35636

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites
  • 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
Museums
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 51
  • Chapman Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Cascade: 0.9 mi
  • Cascade: 1.9 mi
  • Cascade: 2.0 mi
  • Moodus Falls: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 46
Attractions: 43
  • 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
Gardens: 42
  • 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
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • 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
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Old Spring: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Major General Joseph Spencer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillE 98°182 m8.1 mi
Tater HillS 188°179 m1.8 mi
Buckley HillN 4°176 m4.5 mi
Long HillNNE 30°175 m2.2 mi
Maynard HillESE 104°174 m6.1 mi
Cockle HillENE 67°171 m4.5 mi
Forsyth HillE 94°171 m6.9 mi
Bald HillWSW 243°167 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13044379838

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