Museum · Connecticut
United States Ship Nautilus
United States Ship Nautilus is a museum in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Submarine Force Library and Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1954
How to reach it
Coordinates41.38712, -72.08828
- 12.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 22.8 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Museum: 1.1 mi
- Lyman Allyn Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 2.3 mi
- Groton Monument House Museum: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Phoenix Drive Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Avery Tract: 1.5 mi
- Devine Tract: 2.0 mi
- Torrey Park Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Romanella Subdivision Open Space: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Bailey Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mamacoke Hill: 0.7 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 0.9 mi
- Starr Hill: 1.3 mi
- Soldier Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Nelson W. Nitchman Fields: 1.0 mi
- Satterlee Plaza: 1.3 mi
- Robert Crown Park: 1.3 mi
- McKinley Park: 1.4 mi
- Hodges Square Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- The Guns: 1.3 mi
- Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial: 1.3 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 1.7 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 1.7 mi
- Battle of Groton Heights Prisoners Memorial: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Green Harbor Beach: 3.5 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 4.0 mi
- Groton Beach: 4.6 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 4.7 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 29
- The Whale: 2.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 3.1 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 3.2 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 8.4 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Cascade: 4.2 mi
- Cascade: 4.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.0 mi
- Yantic Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 24
- Nathan Hale Statue: 2.1 mi
- Sparky: 3.9 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 6.4 mi
- Mystic Blue: 6.6 mi
- Mjolnir: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 19
- Caroline Black Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Sprout Garden: 1.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 1.2 mi
- Laurel Walk: 1.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 13.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.3 mi
- Crow Head: 19.9 mi
- Ram Head: 23.6 mi
- Hedges Bank: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 2.8 mi
- Powder House: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.9 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 5.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of United States Ship Nautilus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | NW 324° | 149 m | 5.5 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NNW 336° | 137 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ridge Hill | WNW 298° | 134 m | 6.1 mi |
| Morgan Hill | WNW 287° | 120 m | 5.8 mi |
| Polly Hill | WNW 282° | 117 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lynch Hill | NNW 333° | 115 m | 5.8 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | WNW 287° | 112 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 326° | 109 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 79002653OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — U.S.S. NAUTILUS (submarine), reference 79002653, listed 05/16/79.
OpenStreetMap element way/47997926
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