Railroad Museum of New England
Railroad Museum of New England is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Jefferson Hill stands 378 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenea Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 30 miles off.
The story
The Railroad Museum of New England (reporting mark RMNE) is a railroad museum based in Thomaston, Connecticut. Through its operating subsidiary known as the Naugatuck Railroad, the museum operates excursion and freight trains on the Torrington Secondary between Waterville and Torrington. The Railroad Museum of New England name and trademark was adopted in 1987, as a result of reassessing the Connecticut Valley Railroad Museum's goals and visions (CVRM had been founded in the mid-1960s). Home to one of the largest collections of preserved historic railroad equipment in New England, RMNE and its predecessor organizations have been active since the 1960s.
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Wikidata Q7284063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kenea Park: 0.2 mi
- Village Green: 0.3 mi
- Reeves Field: 0.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
- Town Playground: 0.5 mi
- Plymouth Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hickory Hill: 1.6 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.0 mi
- Holt Hill: 2.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Dug Road): 1.3 mi
- Thomaston Dam: 1.6 mi
- Lake Winfield Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Black Rock State Park: 2.3 mi
- Humiston Park (Owned By Thomaston): 2.7 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 2.5 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 2.5 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cascade: 3.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.7 mi
- Lock Museum of America: 2.9 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 5.4 mi
- Bristol Memorial Military Museum: 6.2 mi
- Imagine Nation Children's Museum: 6.3 mi
- American Clock and Watch Museum: 6.6 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 4.0 mi
- Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 5.5 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 5.5 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 6.0 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 6.2 mi
- Rock House: 2.6 mi
- Tory's Den: 4.8 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 7.6 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 7.6 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 6.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.6 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 8.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 8.6 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 8.6 mi
- Ben Franklin: 8.3 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 8.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 8.4 mi
- Maori Head: 8.6 mi
- Jean Widmark: 12.6 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 2.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Ravens Roost: 4.8 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 7.7 mi
- Waterfront: 3.1 mi
- Boating Side: 3.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.7 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 13.7 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 16.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 17.6 mi
- Big Spring: 19.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.1 mi
- Dudley Town: 17.3 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Railroad Museum of New England. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hill | NW 317° | 378 m | 6.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 308° | 359 m | 6.8 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | NE 34° | 354 m | 6.7 mi |
| Guernsey Hill | NW 307° | 346 m | 4.3 mi |
| Todd Hill | W 262° | 344 m | 8.6 mi |
| Scoville Hill | NNW 346° | 340 m | 6.0 mi |
| Poor House Hill | W 281° | 336 m | 7.3 mi |
| Apple Hill | W 279° | 334 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13738534851
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