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John Rogers Studio and Museum

John Rogers Studio and Museum, a museum in Connecticut
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John Rogers Studio and Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 108 m. Ivy Hill stands 234 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is New Canaan Museum & Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

The John Rogers Studio and Museum is the preserved studio of sculptor John Rogers, a popular American artist called "the people's sculptor" in the latter 19th century. It is located at 13 Oenoke Ridge in New Canaan, Connecticut, on the grounds of the New Canaan Historical Society, which opens it to the public.

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Wikidata Q6255455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
108 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.14992, -73.49645

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • God's Acre: 0.1 mi
  • New Canaan Nature Center: 0.4 mi
  • Cobblers Green: 0.5 mi
  • Mead Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Irwin Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Wildflower garden: 3.1 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Perennial Border: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Mill Pond Park: 0.7 mi
  • Old Stamford Road Bird Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
  • Browning Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
  • Kelly Lowland Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
  • Firefly Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Waveny Mansion: 2.0 mi
  • 911 Arch: 3.2 mi
  • Leornard Bradley Plaque: 4.1 mi
  • UN Tree of Norwalk: 5.0 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 5.0 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • Dancing Girl: 7.1 mi
  • Samford Sign: 7.1 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 7.4 mi
  • Annunaki: 8.3 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 5.2 mi
  • Darien Arts Center: 5.8 mi
  • Earthplace: 6.0 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 6.6 mi
  • Weir House: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Farms Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cascade: 6.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Cascade: 8.3 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • The Meadow: 3.1 mi
  • Pell Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 3
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 2.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 2.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 7.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of John Rogers Studio and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillN 8°234 m9.4 mi
Mount AspetongNW 305°229 m9.4 mi
Prospect HillN 1°228 m9.1 mi
Branchville HillN 11°225 m8.1 mi
Biddle HillN 8°223 m8.4 mi
Fox HillNW 325°223 m8.6 mi
Goodsell HillNNE 28°211 m9.1 mi
Becks HillNNW 348°208 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367140314

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