- Elevation, modelled
- 72 m
- Tallest summit within 8.8 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 6.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway26.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4713, -72.6814
Durham Historical Society is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled 72 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Durham War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.
human settlement in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q12163662, matched on coordinates and name (328 m apart).
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Durham Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | NNW 331° | 272 m | 6.3 mi |
| Trimountain | WSW 254° | 232 m | 2.9 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | WSW 238° | 230 m | 3.7 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NW 311° | 219 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | SW 227° | 210 m | 4.0 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNW 328° | 207 m | 5.8 mi |
| Goose Hill | ESE 108° | 201 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 53° | 199 m | 5.8 mi |
- 26.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Durham War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth: 5.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Abraham Baldwin: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Strawberry Hill: 0.7 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.7 mi
- Round Hill: 2.6 mi
- Trimountain: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 60
- Wadsworth Falls: 3.9 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 3.9 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 3.9 mi
- Seven Falls: 5.7 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 6.2 mi
Museums
- Wadsworth Mansion: 4.4 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 5.9 mi
- Greater Middletown Military Museum: 6.1 mi
- Middlesex County Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 50
- Selectmen's Stones: 2.6 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 2.8 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 3.1 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 4.6 mi
- Bible Rock: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 50
- Lake Beseck Beach: 4.1 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 8.9 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 14.0 mi
- Circle Beach: 14.2 mi
- East Rive Beach: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 11.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Essex · 17 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 19 mi
- Old Saybrook · 20 mi
- Old Lyme · 22 mi
- East Lyme · 25 mi
- Montville · 27 mi
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