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Selden Brewer House

Selden Brewer House from directly overhead

Selden Brewer House is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hockanum Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

The story

historic house in Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q29641749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73500, -72.62807

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks
Waterfalls
  • Cascades: 5.4 mi
  • Mill Pond Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 54
Cliffs: 20
  • Crow Point: 2.0 mi
  • South Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Solar Panel: 9.1 mi
  • Superstructure: 9.1 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Windham Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 23.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Selden Brewer House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWNW 301°276 m10.3 mi
MannantuckESE 103°273 m8.2 mi
John Tom HillESE 103°272 m8.2 mi
Meshomasic MountainSSE 149°265 m8.5 mi
Box HillENE 62°252 m10.1 mi
Ely MoundWNW 294°246 m9.8 mi
Lookout MountainE 79°237 m7.5 mi
Kongscut MountainESE 113°234 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/961192336

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