Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
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Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Grant Hill stands 284 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Potter Meadow, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 13 miles off.
The story
The Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located on Route 32 in Willimantic, Connecticut. It was founded by members of the Connecticut Eastern Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The museum is home to a replica Columbia Roundhouse built in 2000. It holds many exhibits, including the former train station for Chaplin, twelve diesel-electric trains, and four steam locomotives. The Air Line Trail runs along the edge of the property, as did the Connecticut Eastern railroad for which the museum is named. The roundhouse contains a 60-foot Armstrong turntable.
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Wikidata Q28448554, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 6.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Potter Meadow: 0.4 mi
- Burdick Park: 0.5 mi
- West Main Street Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Woods Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Thornbush Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- War Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Wilimantic Whitewater Park: 0.9 mi
- Webb Lawn: 1.0 mi
- Guild Field: 1.0 mi
- Young's Park: 1.3 mi
- Hosmer Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Bush Hill: 1.2 mi
- Gates Hill: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cooks Hill: 2.7 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 1.6 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Johnathan Trumbull Jr. House: 5.1 mi
- William Beaumont House: 5.4 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 4.8 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 5.2 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 5.4 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 5.7 mi
- dog memorial: 5.8 mi
- Swifty: 1.4 mi
- Willy: 1.4 mi
- Windy: 1.4 mi
- Manny: 1.4 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 6.2 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascades: 7.1 mi
- Cascades: 7.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.3 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 1.3 mi
- Wolf Rock: 3.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 4.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 9.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 10.0 mi
- Mary's Garden: 1.3 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 1.9 mi
- fern and rock garden: 4.5 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 6.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 5.9 mi
- Flag Rock: 12.1 mi
- Crow Point: 19.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 10.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.5 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 19.1 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 19.5 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 23.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 10.6 mi
- Bara-Hack: 16.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 12.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 1.9 mi
- Old Spring: 24.1 mi
- Picnic: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | NW 312° | 284 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NE 55° | 240 m | 9.8 mi |
| Post Hill | WSW 240° | 239 m | 6.1 mi |
| Clark Hill | ENE 59° | 235 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 55° | 232 m | 8.6 mi |
| Burnt Hill | WSW 258° | 229 m | 7.8 mi |
| Riley Mountain | NW 321° | 223 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cassidy Hill | NNW 329° | 223 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Willimantic · 1 mi
- Storrs · 6 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 8 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Tolland · 13 mi
- Norwich · 14 mi
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