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Thomas Griswold House

Thomas Griswold House from directly overhead

Thomas Griswold House is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hyland House Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.

The story

listed on the NRHP in New Haven County, Connecticut

Dates from 1764.

Wikidata Q5609695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28378, -72.67449

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Guilford Granite: 0.3 mi
  • Guilford World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Guilford Soldiers Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Guilford World War I Memorial: 0.4 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches
Waterfalls: 46
Gardens: 42
Attractions: 29
  • Dinosaur Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Bear Cave: 6.7 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 8.3 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 8.7 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 18
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Thomas Griswold House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNW 345°232 m12.5 mi
Fowler MountainNNW 343°230 m11.5 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNW 342°210 m10.7 mi
Goose HillNNE 27°201 m12.4 mi
Mount PisgahN 0°196 m11.3 mi
Totoket MountainNNW 329°176 m9.2 mi
Quonnipaug MountainN 350°167 m7.8 mi
East SugarloafNNW 335°156 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/805446821

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