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Major John Mason Statue

Major John Mason Statue, a historic site in Connecticut
Major John Mason Statue, a historic site in ConnecticutJerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Major John Mason Statue, a historic site in Connecticut
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Major John Mason Statue, a historic site in Connecticut
MoonWaterMan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Major John Mason Statue, a historic site in Connecticut
MoonWaterMan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Major John Mason Statue, a historic site in Connecticut
MoonWaterMan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Major John Mason Statue, a historic site in Connecticut
MoonWaterMan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Major John Mason Statue is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Windsor Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.

About

The story

A statue of John Mason is installed in Windsor, Connecticut, United States. The memorial is slated for removal, as of July 2020. As of January 2024, it has yet to be removed. The sculptor was James G. C. Hamilton.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q97169249, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal_bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.85803, -72.63664
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Peaks
  • Cook Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Day Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Tudor Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Lighthouse Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Barrett Hill: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 58
  • The Dreamyard: 3.3 mi
  • Keney Tower: 6.2 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 6.9 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 6.9 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 6.9 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Farm Tool: 3.7 mi
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 4.0 mi
  • Tim Coyne Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial Hall: 4.6 mi
  • Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Talcott Ravine: 8.0 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Case Falls: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Hart Meadow: 9.9 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.9 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Crow Point: 10.5 mi
  • Superstructure: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 5
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Hermit spring: 21.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Major John Mason Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWSW276 m8.9 mi
Box HillESE252 m10.1 mi
Ely MoundWSW246 m9.7 mi
Lookout MountainSE237 m10.5 mi
Birch MountainSE233 m10.9 mi
Whites HillESE231 m11.1 mi
Case MountainSE215 m10.6 mi
Minnechaug MountainSE215 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12207727778

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