Old Fort
Old Fort is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Trumbull Visitor Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 14 miles off.
The story
Fort Trumbull is a massive granite fort near the mouth of the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, managed as Fort Trumbull State Park by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The original fort was built in 1777 and named for Governor Jonathan Trumbull. The present fortification was built between 1839 and 1852. It lies adjacent to the Coast Guard Station New London.
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Wikidata Q5472197, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1839
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 18.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.8 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Trumbull Visitor Center: 0.0 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 0.6 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 0.7 mi
- Nathaniel Hempstead House: 1.0 mi
- North Battery: 0.1 mi
- South Battery: 0.1 mi
- United States Maritime Service Officers School: 0.2 mi
- Columbo Statue: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers-Sailors Monument: 0.7 mi
- Fort Trumbull State Park: 0.1 mi
- Caulkins Park: 0.5 mi
- Perkins Green: 0.5 mi
- Green Harbor Park: 0.6 mi
- Williams Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 0.6 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 1.0 mi
- Osprey Beach: 2.0 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 2.1 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 2.2 mi
- Fort Griswold Hill: 1.0 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mallory Hill: 1.2 mi
- Averys Hill: 1.3 mi
- Stuart Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bates Woods Park: 1.6 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
- Seabreeze Drive: 2.0 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 2.0 mi
- The Whale: 0.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.9 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.9 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 8.4 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.7 mi
- Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 8.0 mi
- Yantic Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade: 15.9 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 1.2 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 5.5 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 6.4 mi
- Sparky: 6.7 mi
- Mystic Blue: 6.8 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 2.2 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 2.4 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 2.4 mi
- Laurel Walk: 2.5 mi
- Azalea Garden: 2.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.9 mi
- Crow Head: 16.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.3 mi
- Ram Head: 20.8 mi
- Hedges Bank: 21.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 14.1 mi
- Powder House: 1.3 mi
- Skate Hut: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
- Old Spring: 7.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Old Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | NNW 338° | 149 m | 8.0 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NNW 347° | 137 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 319° | 134 m | 7.8 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NW 311° | 120 m | 7.1 mi |
| Polly Hill | NW 308° | 117 m | 6.8 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 317° | 112 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 342° | 109 m | 7.1 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 27° | 108 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 72001333OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/608450345
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