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Chatham Historical Society

Chatham Historical Society from directly overhead

Chatham Historical Society is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north-northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Ribbon Tree, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 25 miles off.

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57790, -72.50123

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 0.2 mi
  • Sears Park: 0.9 mi
  • Seamster Park: 1.0 mi
  • Middle Haddam Historic District: 3.0 mi
  • Fireman's Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
Museums
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens: 58
Waterfalls: 57
Attractions: 51
  • Pumpkintown USA: 0.8 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.3 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 2.4 mi
  • Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 3.9 mi
  • grindstone: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 36
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 7
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Chatham Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meshomasic MountainNNW 329°265 m4.2 mi
Clark HillNW 313°241 m1.7 mi
Kongscut MountainN 360°234 m8.1 mi
Raccoon HillNW 314°228 m3.2 mi
Great HillW 273°222 m2.8 mi
Clark HillNW 324°206 m5.5 mi
Baker HillNE 45°204 m0.9 mi
Bear HillSW 231°199 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6387432335

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