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Windham Textile and History Museum

Windham Textile and History Museum, a museum in Connecticut
Windham Textile and History Museum, a museum in ConnecticutJJBers · CC BY 4.0
Windham Textile and History Museum, a museum in Connecticut
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Windham Textile and History Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 69 m. Pumpkin Hill stands 241 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Windham Mills State Heritage Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 12 miles off.

The Windham Textile and History Museum (the Mill Museum of CT), located in the historic former headquarters of the American Thread Company of Willimantic, Connecticut, is a non-profit educational institution housing a museum, a library, and an archive.

About

The story

The Windham Textile and History Museum is a museum in Willimantic, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It is currently located in Main St.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8024200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
69 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.71101, -72.20566
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Dr. William Beaumont: 4.6 mi
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 5.8 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 6.2 mi
  • plaque: 6.4 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 56
Waterfalls: 46
Attractions: 36
Gardens: 33
  • Mary's Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 1.0 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 5.7 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Windham Textile and History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pumpkin HillNNE 24°241 m10.2 mi
Sunset HillNE 48°240 m8.8 mi
Post HillWSW 248°239 m7.4 mi
Clark HillNE 50°235 m6.9 mi
Bear HillNE 46°232 m7.5 mi
Burnt HillW 261°229 m9.3 mi
Riley MountainNW 314°223 m8.9 mi
Hampton HillENE 56°221 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367140077

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