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Harrison House Museum

Harrison House Museum from directly overhead

Harrison House Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates41.27842, -72.82458

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cherry Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Baldwin Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Branford Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 48
Waterfalls: 39
Artworks: 24
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 5.6 mi
  • John B Pierce: 5.9 mi
  • An American Dream: 5.9 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 6.5 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 2.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.7 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 9.0 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.1 mi
  • Pond View: 21.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 21.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Harrison House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainNNE 21°230 m12.2 mi
High RockNNW 327°216 m11.1 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE 23°210 m11.5 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 342°206 m11.1 mi
Round HillNW 309°190 m11.9 mi
Totoket MountainNNE 20°176 m8.8 mi
Peck HillWNW 301°171 m12.7 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE 38°167 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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