American Museum of Tort Law
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American Museum of Tort Law is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. East Bald Mountain stands 519 m to the northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers Memorial Monument, a park 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.
The story
The American Museum of Tort Law is a museum developed by Ralph Nader, located in his hometown of Winsted, Connecticut. The museum focuses on topics of civil justice and "aspects of the legal system that handle wrongful actions that result in injury". The museum opened to the public in September 2015. It is the first law museum in the United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2015.
Wikidata Q4744478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Soldiers Memorial Monument: 0.1 mi
- Town Park: 0.3 mi
- Highland Lake Boat Launch: 0.5 mi
- Resha Beach: 0.5 mi
- Walker Field: 0.7 mi
- Orchard Street Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Hurlbut Street Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Cannavo Springs Watershed: 0.7 mi
- Hill Street Open Space: 0.7 mi
- North Main Street Open Space: 0.9 mi
- American Mural Project: 0.9 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 4.1 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Old School House Museum: 5.6 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 5.8 mi
- Spencer Hill: 1.0 mi
- Wallens Hill: 1.4 mi
- Platt Hill: 2.8 mi
- Panorama Hill: 3.2 mi
- Babb Hill: 3.2 mi
- Hermit memorial: 3.8 mi
- Jones Memorial: 6.3 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 7.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 11.3 mi
- Tunxis Falls: 3.4 mi
- Burr Falls: 3.8 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 4.9 mi
- Beulah Falls: 5.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 8.1 mi
- 4 towns meet: 2.8 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 3.8 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 4.0 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 6.2 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 7.7 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 14.5 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 18.2 mi
- Cow: 19.9 mi
- Angel of Independence: 20.2 mi
- The Globe: 20.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 13.2 mi
- Southwick Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 18.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.0 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 0.9 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 7.8 mi
- The Beech: 10.1 mi
- Space Invaders: 10.1 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 10.2 mi
- Holland Beach: 0.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.6 mi
- County Beach: 18.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 18.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 18.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 0.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 3.8 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 3.8 mi
- Big Spring: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.1 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 16.3 mi
- Questing: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of American Museum of Tort Law. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bald Mountain | NW 319° | 519 m | 9.7 mi |
| Seymour Mountain | N 351° | 517 m | 9.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NW 309° | 510 m | 8.8 mi |
| Dutton Mountain | WNW 301° | 506 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | WSW 245° | 504 m | 8.4 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NW 323° | 499 m | 9.2 mi |
| The Matterhorn | W 279° | 498 m | 9.4 mi |
| Dennis Hill | WNW 286° | 496 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/697895692
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 17 mi
- Blandford · 19 mi
- Monterey · 19 mi
- Otis · 19 mi
- Great Barrington · 24 mi
- Chester · 25 mi
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