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New Hartford Historical Society Museum

New Hartford Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

New Hartford Historical Society Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 124 m. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the west, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Callahan Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
124 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.87885, -72.98016
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Jones Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 8.4 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 9.2 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 9.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens: 54
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 12.8 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 13.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Shade Garden: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 53
Attractions: 47
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 3.4 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 3.8 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 4.6 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 5.5 mi
  • Wreck: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 46
Cliffs: 25
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 2.4 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 5.1 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 10.5 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 11.1 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 3.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of New Hartford Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platt HillW 281°443 m7.1 mi
Panorama HillNW 317°440 m8.4 mi
Mount OuleoutW 277°433 m9.7 mi
Beecher HillN 349°430 m9.9 mi
Pine MountainNNE 22°421 m6.9 mi
Booth HillN 3°411 m9.9 mi
Walnut MountainWSW 256°400 m7.1 mi
Babb HillNW 310°398 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367140021

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