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Old Lyme Historical Society

Old Lyme Historical Society from directly overhead

Old Lyme Historical Society is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Mount Archer stands 136 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Lyme Green, a park 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.31833, -72.32904

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Lyme Green: 0.4 mi
  • Lieutenant River Boat Launch: 0.5 mi
  • Ferry Landing State Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ferry Dock: 1.3 mi
  • Ferry Road Ball Field: 1.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Meeting House Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Johnnycake Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Quarry Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Obed Heights: 2.6 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 35
  • Silver Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Cascade: 10.2 mi
  • Cascade: 10.2 mi
  • Cascade: 10.3 mi
  • Cascade: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Stone Table: 7.3 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 7.3 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.2 mi
  • turtle rock: 8.7 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 25
Gardens: 24
  • Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
  • West Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Rock Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 11.3 mi
  • East Garden: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Old Lyme Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArcherNNW 345°136 m6.1 mi
Grassy HillNNE 24°129 m6.3 mi
Nickerson HillN 1°123 m5.5 mi
Honey HillNNW 341°114 m5.6 mi
Brown HillN 6°112 m4.8 mi
Bushy HillWNW 287°105 m7.7 mi
Pond HillNE 53°103 m5.6 mi
Millstone HillNW 320°101 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/779695228

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