- Elevation
- 26 m
- Tallest summit within 11.4 miles
- Talcott Mountain276 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)29.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7730, -72.7051
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded 26 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mark Twain House, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 30 miles off.
non-profit museum and research library in the USA
Dates from 1825.
Wikidata Q5161542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 26 m
- Operated by
- Connecticut Historical Society
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | WNW 299° | 276 m | 5.5 mi |
| Taine Mountain | W 267° | 268 m | 10.9 mi |
| East Hill | WNW 299° | 261 m | 11.2 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NW 304° | 253 m | 10.8 mi |
| Ely Mound | WNW 285° | 246 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Horr | WNW 293° | 238 m | 10.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 96° | 237 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SW 232° | 229 m | 8.2 mi |
- 29.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Mark Twain House: 0.4 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 0.8 mi
- Keney Tower: 1.5 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 4.1 mi
- Constitution Oak: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 0.5 mi
- Mark Twain House Museum: 0.5 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 0.6 mi
- Old State House: 1.7 mi
- Butler-McCook Homestead: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Johnson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.7 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 3.5 mi
- Buena Vista Hill: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Connecticut State Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- General Israel Putnam: 1.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 1.4 mi
- Dr. Horace Wells: 1.5 mi
- William H. Putnam: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 5.6 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 9.4 mi
- Dividend Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cascades: 9.8 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.4 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 17.8 mi
- Babbs Beach: 17.9 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 18.6 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 14.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 12 mi
- Tolland · 19 mi
- Longmeadow · 20 mi
- Somers · 20 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 24 mi
- Storrs · 24 mi
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