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Ye Olde King's Highway

Ye Olde King's Highway from directly overhead

Ye Olde King's Highway is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Barn Hill stands 200 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
This Tablet Marks Ye Olde King's Highway Which Follows , In General, Indian Trails And Is The Oldest Mail Route In America. The First Post Rider Made The Trip From New York To Boston In January 1673. Placed By Mary Silliman Chapter D.A.R. 1915
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.19794, -73.18007

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Gardens
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 2.2 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.2 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 4.4 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Wooster Park: 2.2 mi
  • Woodside Circle Open Space: 2.4 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.4 mi
  • Horse Tavern Brook Open Space: 2.7 mi
  • Gypsy Springs Open Space: 3.1 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 30
  • Farmill River Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Cascades: 6.3 mi
  • Cascade: 7.1 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Heron: 3.2 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 4.4 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 4.5 mi
  • Mother Mary: 4.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Burr Homestead: 5.4 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.7 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
  • Earthplace: 11.0 mi
  • 3-town marker: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grove: 0.9 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 7.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.6 mi
  • Pond View: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Ye Olde King's Highway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barn HillN 359°200 m10.1 mi
Moose HillN 352°198 m9.4 mi
Israel HillN 360°192 m9.0 mi
Bugg HillNNW 347°189 m9.0 mi
Upper White HillsN 6°188 m10.5 mi
Tashua HillNW 320°179 m5.6 mi
Walnut Tree HillN 4°171 m7.5 mi
Round HillNW 305°170 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3736803782

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