Gillette Castle
Gillette Castle is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Ferry, a attraction 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.
The story
state park
Dates from 1943.
Wikidata Q1524551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 24.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Hill: 0.4 mi
- Story Hill: 1.4 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.9 mi
- Poplar Hill: 2.0 mi
- Honey Hill: 2.5 mi
- Clarke Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Selden Landing: 0.9 mi
- Roaring Brook Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Wood Preserve: 1.0 mi
- The Nature Conservancy Selden Creek (Owned): 1.0 mi
- North Quarter Park: 1.5 mi
- Eagle Landing State Park: 2.7 mi
- Devitt Field: 2.9 mi
- Salmon River Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
- Plattwood Park: 4.3 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 1.8 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 2.0 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 4.8 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 5.1 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 3.0 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 4.7 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 4.8 mi
- The Eagle: 4.8 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 9.9 mi
- Middle Beach: 9.9 mi
- Stannard Beach: 10.0 mi
- Chapman Beach: 10.0 mi
- Chalker Beach: 10.0 mi
- Cascade: 1.5 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 2.9 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 3.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Historic Ferry: 0.3 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 3.8 mi
- Stone Table: 5.4 mi
- Devil's Oven: 6.0 mi
- Mill Turbine: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
- Gingers Garden: 6.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.3 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 12.4 mi
- Totem Pole: 10.2 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 10.3 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 10.7 mi
- snake: 12.8 mi
- James Madison: 13.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 4.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 19.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 5.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 16.8 mi
- Powder House: 16.9 mi
- Old Spring: 22.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Gillette Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | WNW 282° | 201 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tater Hill | NE 53° | 179 m | 4.4 mi |
| Long Hill | NE 37° | 175 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 11° | 167 m | 2.8 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 292° | 154 m | 4.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 281° | 140 m | 4.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 264° | 138 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Archer | ESE 110° | 136 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 86002103OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/294778004
Day trips start here
- Essex · 5 mi
- Old Saybrook · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 10 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- East Lyme · 11 mi
- Montville · 14 mi
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