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Old State House

Old State House from directly overhead

Old State House is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Hooker Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

former government building in Hartford, Connecticut

Dates from 1796.

Wikidata Q7085084, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1796
Elevation
18 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Connecticut General Assembly

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.76610, -72.67267
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thomas Hooker Square: 0.0 mi
  • Mortensen Riverfront Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Wexford Park: 0.3 mi
  • Whitman Close Park: 0.4 mi
  • Buckingham Square Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls
  • Mill Pond Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Cascades: 8.4 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 58
Cliffs: 22
  • Crow Point: 4.9 mi
  • South Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Solar Panel: 6.6 mi
  • Superstructure: 6.6 mi
  • Garden Wall: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Hermit spring: 20.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Old State House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWNW 296°276 m7.2 mi
MannantuckESE 111°273 m11.0 mi
John Tom HillESE 111°272 m11.0 mi
Meshomasic MountainSE 144°265 m11.6 mi
Box HillENE 77°252 m11.5 mi
Ely MoundWNW 285°246 m6.9 mi
Lookout MountainE 94°237 m9.7 mi
Kongscut MountainESE 119°234 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000878OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/871432546

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