Goshen Historical Society
Goshen Historical Society is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 402 m. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the west, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Goshen Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 30 miles off.
The story
Dates from 1824.
Wikidata Q131858546, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 402 m
How to reach it
- 29.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Goshen Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Ivy Mountain State Park: 2.9 mi
- Major Besse Park: 4.1 mi
- Sharon Avenue Park: 4.8 mi
- Bannon Street Park: 5.0 mi
- Lucas Hill: 1.3 mi
- School Hill: 1.5 mi
- Town Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pie Hill: 1.9 mi
- Brass Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Camp Cochipianee: 1.6 mi
- Town Open Space (East Street, South): 1.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Beach Street): 1.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Flora Road): 2.1 mi
- Nw Ctgirl Scout Council (Camp Maria Pratt): 2.4 mi
- Marshepaug Falls: 1.6 mi
- Pothole Falls: 7.1 mi
- Burr Falls: 7.5 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 8.4 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 2.8 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 8.7 mi
- Hermit memorial: 9.3 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 9.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 5.6 mi
- Litchfield Historical Society - Noyes Memorial Building: 6.1 mi
- White Memorial Conservation Center: 7.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 5.8 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 6.9 mi
- Peter's Forge: 8.7 mi
- 4 towns meet: 9.6 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 11.7 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 6.2 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 13.4 mi
- Ravens Roost: 14.1 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 7.0 mi
- Judea Garden: 11.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 20.2 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 20.8 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 20.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.7 mi
- Holland Beach: 9.5 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 9.9 mi
- Waterfront: 16.6 mi
- Boating Side: 16.6 mi
- Jean Widmark: 18.2 mi
- Ben Franklin: 21.2 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 21.2 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 21.2 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 21.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 9.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 9.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 13.1 mi
- Big Spring: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 6.8 mi
- Questing: 20.2 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 18.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Goshen Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | W 260° | 513 m | 3.8 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | N 1° | 504 m | 2.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 261° | 502 m | 4.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 288° | 499 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | NW 318° | 495 m | 4.0 mi |
| Brass Mountain | NNW 343° | 491 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | WNW 294° | 484 m | 3.1 mi |
| Riggs Hill | NNE 24° | 480 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1002883564
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 24 mi
- Monterey · 24 mi
- Great Barrington · 26 mi
- Otis · 26 mi
- Blandford · 29 mi
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