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Jillison House Museum

Jillison House Museum from directly overhead

Jillison House Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Pumpkin Hill stands 241 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Willy, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 12 miles off.

The story

historic house in Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q8013581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Willimantic Historical Society
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71114, -72.20960

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Dr. William Beaumont: 4.6 mi
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 5.8 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 6.1 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 6.3 mi
  • plaque: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 56
Waterfalls: 46
Gardens: 34
  • Mary's Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 1.0 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 5.5 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Jillison House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pumpkin HillNNE 26°241 m10.3 mi
Sunset HillNE 49°240 m8.9 mi
Post HillWSW 248°239 m7.2 mi
Clark HillNE 51°235 m7.1 mi
Bear HillNE 47°232 m7.7 mi
Burnt HillW 261°229 m9.1 mi
Riley MountainNW 315°223 m8.8 mi
Hampton HillENE 57°221 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/835968977

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