Monster Monument
Monster Monument is an attraction in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Coffin Hill stands 31 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Delaware Agricultural Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dover Motor Speedway
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Williams Park: 0.9 mi
- Richardson Park: 1.1 mi
- Dover Park: 1.6 mi
- Mary Street Park: 1.7 mi
- Hamlet Commons Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 2.1 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 2.3 mi
- Capital Green/Pauls Property: 2.5 mi
- Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park): 1.9 mi
- First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries: 2.1 mi
- Constitution Park (First State Heritage Park): 2.2 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art (First State Heritage Park): 2.2 mi
- Legislative Hall (First State Heritage Park): 2.2 mi
- Bayonets of the Revolution: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 2.2 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Kent County Veterans Monument: 2.4 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 6.4 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 0.5 mi
- Delaware State Police Museum: 1.0 mi
- Woodburn: Governor's House: 1.9 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art: 2.2 mi
- The Old State House: 2.2 mi
- Pine Mount: 18.9 mi
- Ceremony Hill: 19.7 mi
- Coffin Hill: 22.7 mi
- Daves Hill: 23.1 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 19.7 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 17.6 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 24.6 mi
- Fortescue Beach: 19.1 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 21.8 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monster Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Hill | NNE 23° | 31 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pine Mount | NNE 33° | 28 m | 18.9 mi |
| Daves Hill | WNW 296° | 19 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dover, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3564392955
Day trips start here
- Dover · 2 mi
- Camden · 5 mi
- Magnolia · 9 mi
- Cumberland County · 23 mi
- Denton · 26 mi
- Chesapeake City · 28 mi
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