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Westbrook Historical Society Building

Westbrook Historical Society Building from directly overhead

Westbrook Historical Society Building is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Turkey Hill stands 140 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Westbrook Town Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off.

The story

town in Connecticut, United States

Dates from 1840.

Wikidata Q755283, matched on coordinates and name (830 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
11 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28588, -72.44861

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Beaches
Peaks
  • Murdock Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Tom: 1.5 mi
  • Toby Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Ingham Hill: 2.7 mi
Museums
Gardens: 38
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 8.5 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 8.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Stone Table: 4.4 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 7.8 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 9.3 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 10.6 mi
  • tri-town marker: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
Artworks: 17
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 1.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Westbrook Historical Society Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNNW 343°140 m10.8 mi
Turkey HillNNW 344°138 m9.4 mi
Mount ArcherNNE 30°136 m9.4 mi
Wig HillNNW 347°128 m8.4 mi
Tower HillNW 323°126 m6.1 mi
Nickerson HillNE 39°123 m10.0 mi
Buell HillNW 304°119 m8.1 mi
Honey HillNNE 30°114 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/397113580

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