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Allis-Bushnell House and Museum

Allis-Bushnell House and Museum from directly overhead

Allis-Bushnell House and Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow's Edge, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.

The story

house in Madison, Connecticut

Dates from 1785.

Wikidata Q4732702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
8 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27940, -72.59191

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 0.5 mi
  • Madison Green Historic District: 0.5 mi
  • Madison Green: 0.5 mi
  • Bauer Park: 1.4 mi
  • Salt Meadow Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Camp Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Green Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Cedar Knoll: 2.2 mi
  • Spencer Hill: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 43
Waterfalls: 37
  • Nineveh Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cascade: 6.2 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Cascade: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Dinosaur Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.5 mi
  • Stone Table: 8.2 mi
  • Bear Cave: 9.3 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 17
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Allis-Bushnell House and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillN 7°201 m11.4 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 340°196 m12.3 mi
Totoket MountainNW 312°176 m12.2 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 325°167 m9.8 mi
East SugarloafNW 313°156 m9.8 mi
Long HillNNE 21°154 m12.3 mi
Bunker HillN 350°153 m10.6 mi
West SugarloafNW 311°145 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/394502330

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