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Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine

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Elevation, modelled
140 m
Tallest summit within 10.9 miles
Pine Mountain421 m · 9.5 mi
Nearest byway
Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)16.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.9619, -72.7451

Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled 140 m. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

colonial prison in Connecticut, now a historic landmark

Wikidata Q7084614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainW 274°421 m9.5 mi
Winchell MountainNW 309°403 m10.4 mi
Washington HillW 266°359 m8.7 mi
Ratlum MountainWSW 242°358 m10.7 mi
South MountainNW 311°357 m8.7 mi
Drake MountainNNW 334°350 m10.9 mi
Bad Luck MountainNW 322°347 m10.3 mi
Sodom MountainNW 326°326 m8.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

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