Attraction · Connecticut
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Westminster Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 1.7 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70194, -72.00361
- 1.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 5.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Westminster Hill: 1.2 mi
- North Hill: 2.1 mi
- Morgan Hill: 2.5 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 2.7 mi
- Black Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Arthur and Dorothy Kinne Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Route 169): 2.1 mi
- Campagna Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Frank C. Koch Memorial Forest: 2.3 mi
- James V. Spignesi Jr. Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 1.7 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 5.8 mi
- John Bishop House: 6.8 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 9.6 mi
Parks
- Canterbury Green: 1.7 mi
- Frink Park: 1.8 mi
- Robert Manship Park: 2.1 mi
- Sugar Brook Field Trial and Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Campbell Ball Field: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.4 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.5 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 34
- Manny: 10.6 mi
- Willy: 10.6 mi
- Windy: 10.6 mi
- Swifty: 10.7 mi
- Promised Day: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Little Muk Falls: 6.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 2.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 3.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 7.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 7.3 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 18
- Thread City Family Garden: 10.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 10.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 12.0 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 14.9 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 9
- Moosup Pond Beach: 7.4 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 18.6 mi
- Wescott Beach: 20.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 22.2 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 12.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 14.6 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic: 22.2 mi
- Little Beach: 23.6 mi
- Big Beach: 23.7 mi
- Skate Hut: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 10.4 mi
- Old Spring: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 12.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | NNW 329° | 240 m | 7.5 mi |
| Clark Hill | NW 315° | 235 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 320° | 232 m | 7.7 mi |
| Kimball Hill | N 351° | 231 m | 7.9 mi |
| Alworth Hill | N 355° | 225 m | 6.2 mi |
| Easter Hill | N 358° | 222 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NNW 333° | 221 m | 6.3 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NW 317° | 220 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 02001678OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8913990920
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