- Elevation
- 29 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 8.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3358, -72.9107
Eli Whitney Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded 29 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eli Whitney Plaque, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.
museum in Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Dates from 1979.
Wikidata Q3867595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 29 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Eli Whitney Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | NNW 347° | 263 m | 8.9 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NNW 342° | 253 m | 10.0 mi |
| Beacon Cap | NNW 331° | 221 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 343° | 216 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 9° | 206 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | NW 309° | 199 m | 10.0 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 325° | 193 m | 7.6 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 306° | 190 m | 5.9 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Eli Whitney Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 0.7 mi
- Reverend George W Hampton Corner: 1.2 mi
- Joe Grate Corner: 1.6 mi
- Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Whitney Peak: 0.3 mi
- Mill Rock: 0.5 mi
- East Rock: 0.7 mi
- Indian Head: 0.8 mi
- Snake Rock: 1.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 6.4 mi
- Short Beach: 6.5 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 6.5 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 47
- Wintergreen Falls: 3.0 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 4.7 mi
- Sperry Falls: 5.1 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 6.1 mi
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 25
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 6.1 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 6.7 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.1 mi
- Bear Cave: 10.3 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 16.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 16.2 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 18.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Essex · 27 mi
- Old Saybrook · 28 mi
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