Wallingford Historical Society
Wallingford Historical Society is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallingford World War I Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.
The story
town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Dates from 1667.
Wikidata Q755745, matched on coordinates and name (674 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 55 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 0.5 mi
- Red Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Railroad Green: 0.5 mi
- Triangular Park: 0.6 mi
- Doolittle Park: 0.7 mi
- Harriet Wallace Park: 0.7 mi
- Grand & Washington Streets Park: 0.7 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Farming Museum: 4.3 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 5.2 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 5.5 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 5.6 mi
- Community Lake: 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Sunrise Circle): 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Grieb Road): 1.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Lynn Drive & Mohican Lane): 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Kondracki Lane): 1.6 mi
- Mount Tom: 1.4 mi
- Spice Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cook Hill: 2.4 mi
- Jinny Hill: 3.8 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.0 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 9.7 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 9.7 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 3.1 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.8 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 4.6 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 5.7 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.9 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 13.3 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 13.5 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 4.1 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.3 mi
- 1954: 7.5 mi
- Bear Cave: 7.6 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 8.2 mi
- snake: 8.2 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 10.1 mi
- First Tear: 10.3 mi
- Turtle Statue: 10.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 11.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 7.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.5 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Chimney Corner: 15.5 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 1.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.8 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 20.9 mi
- Pond View: 23.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 24.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 24.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Wallingford Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | NNW 348° | 301 m | 7.3 mi |
| East Peak | N 351° | 277 m | 6.9 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NNE 31° | 272 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Sanford | W 272° | 263 m | 6.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 290° | 260 m | 9.0 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | W 277° | 253 m | 8.1 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | WNW 289° | 246 m | 8.6 mi |
| Trimountain | E 89° | 232 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/842035252
Day trips start here
- Essex · 23 mi
- Old Saybrook · 25 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 26 mi
- Old Lyme · 28 mi
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