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The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village

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The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the north-northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Monty the T-Rex, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43093, -72.22078

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Horse Pond Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
  • Powers Lake Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 3.5 mi
  • Pattagansett Lake Boat Launch: 4.4 mi
  • Gardner Lake State Park: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 56
Attractions: 40
  • turtle rock: 3.3 mi
  • tri-town marker: 4.4 mi
  • Devil's Oven: 6.9 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 7.0 mi
  • The Whale: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Silver Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Cascade: 7.1 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.2 mi
  • Cascade: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Sprout Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 6.8 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Windham Spring: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillNNE 20°182 m2.7 mi
Maynard HillNNW 334°174 m2.5 mi
Forsyth HillN 358°171 m3.3 mi
Cockle HillNNW 332°171 m6.2 mi
Raymond HillNNE 27°170 m4.9 mi
Dolbeare HillNE 40°162 m3.2 mi
Bargy LedgesNNE 24°151 m6.7 mi
Sharp HillENE 68°149 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1144052441

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