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Bristol Memorial Military Museum

Bristol Memorial Military Museum from directly overhead

Bristol Memorial Military Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 95 m. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is West Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States

Dates from 1785.

Wikidata Q755149, matched on coordinates and name (860 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
95 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67601, -72.94834

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 0.7 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 3.0 mi
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls
  • Cascades: 2.5 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Whigville Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.5 mi
Attractions
  • Libby's Lump: 3.5 mi
  • Tory's Den: 3.9 mi
  • Lamothe Sugar House: 4.2 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 4.5 mi
  • Will Warren's Den: 6.2 mi
Gardens
Artworks: 48
  • Home: 8.6 mi
  • Maori Head: 9.6 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 9.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.8 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Petro Cliffs: 3.8 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 3.8 mi
  • Green Wall: 6.2 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 6.2 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 14.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 7.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Bristol Memorial Military Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainNNW 336°354 m5.9 mi
Scoville HillNW 307°340 m9.5 mi
South MountainS 178°313 m1.9 mi
Lindsley HillSSW 193°312 m3.8 mi
Camp HillW 281°311 m8.8 mi
Lattin HillW 274°310 m8.3 mi
Walnut HillW 273°307 m8.5 mi
Harmony HillNNW 327°304 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/625707869

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