Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum
Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 204 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dough Boy, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 204 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lawrence Field: 0.2 mi
- Edith Scoville Memorial Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Beckley Furnace Industrial Park: 2.2 mi
- East Twin Lake Water Access: 3.0 mi
- Town Green: 5.1 mi
- Church Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.2 mi
- Dutcher Hill: 1.7 mi
- Toms Hill: 1.8 mi
- Miles Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Ashley Falls Woods: 2.4 mi
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement): 3.0 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 3.1 mi
- Donnelly Cr: 3.4 mi
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement): 3.5 mi
- Great Falls: 4.9 mi
- Campbell Falls: 5.1 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 6.1 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 0.1 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 7.1 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Dough Boy: 0.1 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 2.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 8.3 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 8.8 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 2.2 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 4.9 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 6.9 mi
- trail parking: 7.7 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 8.2 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 11.0 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 13.0 mi
- Naked Lady: 13.1 mi
- Divine Mercy: 18.1 mi
- The First Station - Jesus Is Condemned by Pilate: 18.2 mi
- The Beech: 13.7 mi
- Space Invaders: 13.8 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 13.8 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 13.8 mi
- Acorn Face: 13.8 mi
- Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Flower Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Herb Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 13.9 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 18.2 mi
- Holland Beach: 14.4 mi
- County Beach: 18.0 mi
- East Beach: 19.7 mi
- West Beach: 20.4 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 22.7 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 15.0 mi
- Big Spring: 17.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 17.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.3 mi
- Questing: 7.7 mi
- Dudley Town: 15.1 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | NW 315° | 793 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Ashley | WNW 288° | 725 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Race | NW 306° | 723 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 282° | 708 m | 6.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 282° | 695 m | 7.7 mi |
| Gridley Mountain | W 278° | 668 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Plantain | WNW 293° | 626 m | 6.9 mi |
| South Pinnacle | NW 319° | 626 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367140013
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 12 mi
- Monterey · 12 mi
- Berkshires · 13 mi
- Otis · 17 mi
- Stockbridge · 18 mi
- Lee · 20 mi
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