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The Shore Line Trolley Museum

The Shore Line Trolley Museum from directly overhead

The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Marquis de LaFayette Encampment, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

trolley museum in East Haven, Connecticut

Wikidata Q7501308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Branford Electric Railway Association

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates41.27433, -72.86281

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Marquis de LaFayette Encampment: 0.2 mi
  • Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 0.2 mi
  • World War Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.3 mi
Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 46
Waterfalls: 36
Attractions: 22
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 1.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 7.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.2 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 22
  • John B Pierce: 4.1 mi
  • An American Dream: 4.2 mi
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 4.5 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 5.0 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 5.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.1 mi
  • Pond View: 19.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 19.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of The Shore Line Trolley Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW 337°216 m10.4 mi
Mount CarmelN 352°206 m10.9 mi
Round HillNW 317°190 m10.6 mi
Peck HillNW 309°183 m11.4 mi
Totoket MountainNNE 30°176 m9.9 mi
Peck HillNW 308°171 m11.2 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE 45°167 m11.9 mi
East SugarloafNE 44°156 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/227815253

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