Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center
Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Ribbon Tree, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 0.0 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Portland Civil War Memorial: 6.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.2 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 7.2 mi
- Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 0.1 mi
- Seamster Park: 1.0 mi
- Sears Park: 1.1 mi
- Middle Haddam Historic District: 2.8 mi
- Fireman's Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 6.1 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 6.2 mi
- Portland Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Thankful Arnold House: 6.6 mi
- Barton Hill: 0.6 mi
- Baker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.7 mi
- Clark Hill: 1.8 mi
- Gate Hill: 2.2 mi
- Town Open Space/Landfill: 1.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Young Street): 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Pine Brook): 1.9 mi
- Jones Beach: 1.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Navajo Trail): 1.9 mi
- Face in Tree: 3.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 7.6 mi
- First Tear: 8.7 mi
- Frog: 11.6 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 12.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 1.1 mi
- Gingers Garden: 5.3 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 9.4 mi
- The Cascade: 2.7 mi
- Cascade: 2.7 mi
- Tartia Falls: 2.9 mi
- Glen Falls: 2.9 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 3.0 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 1.0 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.3 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 2.4 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 3.8 mi
- grindstone: 4.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 12.7 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 17.8 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 20.6 mi
- Middle Beach: 20.7 mi
- Stannard Beach: 20.9 mi
- Crow Point: 10.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 15.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 15.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 6.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 10.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | NNW 332° | 265 m | 4.3 mi |
| Clark Hill | NW 319° | 241 m | 1.8 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | N 0° | 234 m | 8.3 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NW 318° | 228 m | 3.3 mi |
| Great Hill | W 277° | 222 m | 2.7 mi |
| Clark Hill | NW 326° | 206 m | 5.6 mi |
| Baker Hill | NE 42° | 204 m | 1.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | SW 231° | 199 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/660060506
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 9 mi
- Essex · 16 mi
- Willimantic · 18 mi
- Montville · 20 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 20 mi
- Old Saybrook · 20 mi
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