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Putnam Cottage Museum

Putnam Cottage Museum from directly overhead

Putnam Cottage Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 45 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwich Civil War Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

house in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q7262323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
45 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.03700, -73.61909

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • Holly Grove: 3.3 mi
  • South Lake Walk: 3.8 mi
  • East Woodland Walk: 3.8 mi
  • Water Lily Garden: 3.9 mi
  • West Woodland Walk: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 24
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 5.7 mi
  • The Meadow: 7.2 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 12.9 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 13.0 mi
  • Pell Hill: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Northwest Bluff: 10.0 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.2 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.7 mi
  • Raven's Rock: 11.1 mi
  • Cooper Bluff: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Farms Falls: 6.1 mi
  • The Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Cascade: 16.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Cascade: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 9.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 9.3 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Putnam Cottage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongN 354°229 m13.2 mi
Guard HillNNW 340°226 m12.4 mi
Fox HillN 6°223 m14.9 mi
Chappaqua HillNW 320°219 m12.1 mi
Sarles HillNW 311°216 m11.7 mi
McKesson HillNW 323°213 m12.9 mi
Buttermilk HillWNW 297°211 m11.2 mi
Becks HillNNE 22°208 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/232257149

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