Attraction · Connecticut
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Alworth Hill stands 225 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopkins Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A runs past it.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.68167, -71.86389
- On the State Routes 49 & 14A
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hopkins Hill: 0.4 mi
- Sterling Hill: 1.1 mi
- Pachaug Hill: 1.2 mi
- Ekonk Hill: 1.2 mi
- Webb Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Sterling Radio Tower Site: 1.5 mi
- Lockes Meadow Pond Wildlife Area: 1.5 mi
- Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Chiampa Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Fitze Preserve: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Rotary Park: 2.3 mi
- Moosup Veterans Park: 2.5 mi
- Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Moosup Park: 2.7 mi
- Plainfield Veterans Park: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Plainfield Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 5.7 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 8.7 mi
- John Bishop House: 9.6 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 12.1 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 8.5 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 54
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 12.4 mi
- Promised Day: 15.4 mi
- Nevertheless: 15.4 mi
- Muffler Man: 16.2 mi
- River Blue: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 29
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 4.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 7.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 10.3 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 11.1 mi
- Crazy Corners: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 22
- Moosup Pond Beach: 3.4 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 15.8 mi
- Wescott Beach: 16.6 mi
- Steers Beach: 20.1 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 7.2 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 12.4 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 13.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 20
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 17.6 mi
- Mary's Garden: 18.0 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 7.3 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 17.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Beach: 16.3 mi
- Big Beach: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 24.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Windham Spring: 17.7 mi
- Old Spring: 19.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alworth Hill | NW 314° | 225 m | 10.9 mi |
| Howard Hill | NE 54° | 209 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | SE 140° | 204 m | 1.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 109° | 203 m | 8.3 mi |
| Slater Hill | NNE 12° | 199 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bennett Hill | NE 43° | 197 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cucumber Hill | NE 43° | 195 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bare Hill | S 174° | 193 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 03000312OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8913990917
Day trips start here
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- Foster · 13 mi
- Coventry · 14 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 14 mi
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