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Museum of American Political Life
Museum of American Political Life is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. West Ledge stands 305 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph V. Cronin Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 19 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates41.79805, -72.71575
- 28.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Joseph V. Cronin Park: 0.6 mi
- Hubbard Street Tot Lot: 1.1 mi
- Aaron Fien Square: 1.4 mi
- Coventry Green: 1.4 mi
- Elizabeth Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- University of Hartford Open Space: 0.9 mi
- North Branch State Access Area: 0.9 mi
- Gully Green: 1.4 mi
- Keney Park: 2.1 mi
- Matianuck Natural Area Preserve: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Painted Cow: 1.2 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 1.5 mi
- Sedna: 1.5 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 2.2 mi
- Cow: 2.6 mi
Museums
- A. Everett Austin House: 1.3 mi
- Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: 1.8 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 2.3 mi
- Mark Twain House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Old State House: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Robert A. Prill Annual Garden: 1.7 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Huntington Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Perennial Garden: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Johnson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 2.5 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.8 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.5 mi
- Little Phillip Mountain: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 2.3 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 2.5 mi
- 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 2.6 mi
- Connecticut State Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Mark Twain House: 2.3 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 2.4 mi
- Keney Tower: 2.7 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 3.6 mi
- Heublein Tower: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 7.2 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 10.3 mi
- Northgate Falls: 10.9 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Hart Meadow: 4.4 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 4.5 mi
- Garden Wall: 4.5 mi
- Superstructure: 4.9 mi
- Solar Panel: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 14.9 mi
- Babbs Beach: 16.1 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 19.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Ever Flowing Spring: 17.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 17.9 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 15.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Museum of American Political Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ledge | NW 310° | 305 m | 10.6 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | WNW 283° | 276 m | 4.4 mi |
| Taine Mountain | WSW 257° | 268 m | 10.5 mi |
| East Hill | WNW 292° | 261 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 287° | 257 m | 10.7 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 297° | 253 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ely Mound | W 264° | 246 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Horr | WNW 284° | 238 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367140279
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