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New London County Historical Society

New London County Historical Society from directly overhead

New London County Historical Society is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.35137, -72.09824

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
  • Meeting House Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Fort Griswold Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Mallory Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Averys Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Attractions: 27
Waterfalls: 25
  • Cascade: 4.0 mi
  • Cascade: 4.2 mi
  • Silver Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Cascade: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 19
Gardens: 17
  • Bertholf Plaza: 1.7 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 2.0 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of New London County Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sharp HillNNW 338°149 m7.4 mi
Crandall HillNNW 348°137 m7.3 mi
Ridge HillNW 317°134 m7.2 mi
Morgan HillNW 309°120 m6.5 mi
Polly HillNW 306°117 m6.3 mi
Konomoc HillNW 315°112 m5.3 mi
Pie HillNNW 342°109 m6.6 mi
Gungywamp HillNNE 33°108 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5773747058

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