Canton Historical Museum
Canton Historical Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 95 m. Burr Mountain stands 383 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetheart Mountain Trails, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 95 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 29.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sweetheart Mountain Trails: 0.5 mi
- Found Land Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Dubiel - Kubik Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
- Found Land Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Sweetheart Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.0 mi
- Woodford Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Horr: 2.1 mi
- Barnes Hill: 2.1 mi
- Millennium Field: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Canton Spring Road): 1.7 mi
- Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 1.8 mi
- Browns Corner Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Little League Field: 3.6 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 2.3 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 2.4 mi
- Burlington Falls: 2.7 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 2.8 mi
- Whigville Falls: 5.4 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 3.7 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 4.1 mi
- Jones Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Vincent H. Core Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 6.9 mi
- Unionville Museum: 4.0 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 4.8 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Phelp's Tavern: 7.8 mi
- Day-Lewis Museum: 7.9 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 8.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 8.6 mi
- Wreck: 1.5 mi
- 1780s dam site: 3.3 mi
- Swimming Pool: 4.0 mi
- Kettles: 4.0 mi
- Trolley Offices Sign: 4.1 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 6.3 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 8.6 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 10.0 mi
- Painted Cow: 10.3 mi
- Sedna: 10.8 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Hart Meadow: 6.6 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 6.6 mi
- Garden Wall: 6.7 mi
- Superstructure: 7.0 mi
- Holland Beach: 11.4 mi
- Boating Side: 13.6 mi
- Waterfront: 13.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 17.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 7.8 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 8.8 mi
- Big Spring: 10.7 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Canton Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burr Mountain | WNW 298° | 383 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cotton Hill | W 271° | 360 m | 6.2 mi |
| Washington Hill | N 3° | 359 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ratlum Mountain | N 357° | 358 m | 5.4 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | SW 223° | 354 m | 5.3 mi |
| Scoville Hill | WSW 248° | 340 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hayden Hill | W 275° | 332 m | 8.0 mi |
| West Hill | NW 310° | 328 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/805285111
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 20 mi
- Longmeadow · 24 mi
- Blandford · 26 mi
- Berkshires · 27 mi
- Somers · 27 mi
- Otis · 28 mi
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