Perkins-Rockwell House
Perkins-Rockwell House is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 31 m. Raymond Hill stands 170 m to the west-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is John F. Slater Memorial Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Norwich, Connecticut, listed on the NRHP
Wikidata Q7169022, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1818
- Elevation
- 31 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Daughters of the American Revolution
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 1.3 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 4.3 mi
- Monsignor Joseph V. King Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Royal Mohegan Burial Ground: 0.3 mi
- Washington Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Park: 0.5 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Trail Corridor: 0.4 mi
- Sachem Street Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Orchard Street Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Old Division Street Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Vine Street Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Jail Hill: 0.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.6 mi
- Ox Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 0.8 mi
- Miantonomo: 1.7 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.4 mi
- plaque: 7.5 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 13.4 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 13.6 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 13.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 14.0 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 14.2 mi
- Nevertheless: 0.7 mi
- Promised Day: 0.7 mi
- Muffler Man: 1.2 mi
- River Blue: 3.0 mi
- Sparky: 6.8 mi
- Yantic Falls: 0.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.7 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 4.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 7.8 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 7.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 11.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 12.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Sprout Garden: 10.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 10.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.9 mi
- Laurel Walk: 10.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 19.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 12.7 mi
- Powder House: 13.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 24.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 20.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.8 mi
- Bara-Hack: 24.1 mi
- Old Spring: 9.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Perkins-Rockwell House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Hill | WSW 241° | 170 m | 5.9 mi |
| Scott Hill | W 277° | 165 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | SW 228° | 162 m | 7.1 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 324° | 160 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mason Hill | NW 316° | 158 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | W 274° | 153 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 269° | 152 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hearthstone Hill | NNW 337° | 152 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 85003144OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Perkins--Rockwell House, reference 85003144, listed 10/17/85.
OpenStreetMap element way/930700855
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