Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center
Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tantaquidgeon Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10.0 miles off.
The story
human settlement in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q35868252, matched on coordinates and name (320 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mohegan Tribe
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 13.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 0.0 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 4.2 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 4.4 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 4.4 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Mohegan Hill: 0.2 mi
- Uncas Hill: 0.5 mi
- Crow Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cochegan Rock: 1.2 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 1.2 mi
- PTA Lane Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Benway Court Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Avery Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Forest Drive Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Richard Brown Drive Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Fort Shantok Park: 1.1 mi
- Trading Cove Association: 1.8 mi
- Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
- Judge Crandall Field: 2.1 mi
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 3.6 mi
- Miantonomo: 5.8 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 6.4 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 9.3 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 9.4 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 10.0 mi
- Groton Beach: 10.2 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 10.4 mi
- River Blue: 1.4 mi
- Sparky: 2.5 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 3.7 mi
- Promised Day: 3.7 mi
- Yantic Falls: 4.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.5 mi
- Cascade: 9.2 mi
- Cascade: 9.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.2 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.3 mi
- The Whale: 8.3 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.0 mi
- turtle rock: 9.8 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Sprout Garden: 6.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 6.6 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 6.6 mi
- Laurel Walk: 6.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 22.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 0.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 17.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 8.4 mi
- Powder House: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 23.8 mi
- Old Spring: 6.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | W 266° | 182 m | 5.3 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | W 273° | 171 m | 6.4 mi |
| Raymond Hill | WNW 289° | 170 m | 4.3 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | W 263° | 162 m | 4.2 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NNW 336° | 153 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 319° | 152 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bargy Ledges | NW 312° | 151 m | 4.7 mi |
| Sharp Hill | WSW 240° | 149 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/883978554
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