Battle of Groton Heights Prisoners Memorial
Battle of Groton Heights Prisoners Memorial is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebenezer Avery House and Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 13 miles off.
The story
Battle of the American Revolutionary War 1781.
Wikidata Q4871143, matched on coordinates and name (383 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- In honor of the 38 patriots who were carried as prisoners in boats to New York from this shore after The Battle of Groton Heights September 6, 1781
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 16.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 17.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.1 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ebenezer Avery House and Museum: 0.1 mi
- Groton Monument House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 0.5 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 0.6 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Fort Griswold Hill: 0.2 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 0.9 mi
- Averys Hill: 0.9 mi
- Long Hill: 1.1 mi
- Walker Hill: 1.3 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 1.2 mi
- Burgess Park Subdivision Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Bates Woods Park: 1.9 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 1.5 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 1.8 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 2.5 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 2.6 mi
- Osprey Beach: 2.8 mi
- Monument Street Parklet: 0.2 mi
- United States Submarine World War II Veterans Memorial East: 0.5 mi
- KE Streeter Boat Launch: 0.6 mi
- Thames River Boat Launch (New London): 0.7 mi
- Perkins Green: 0.8 mi
- Groton Monument: 0.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 0.3 mi
- Soldiers-Sailors Monument: 0.5 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 0.5 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 0.6 mi
- The Whale: 0.5 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.0 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.1 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 7.9 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.2 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 1.1 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 5.7 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 5.8 mi
- Sparky: 6.1 mi
- Mystic Blue: 6.2 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 1.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 1.9 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Walk: 2.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 2.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 8.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 12.4 mi
- Chapman Falls: 16.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 19.6 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 20.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.2 mi
- Crow Head: 17.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.7 mi
- Ram Head: 21.7 mi
- Hedges Bank: 22.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 1.8 mi
- Powder House: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 21.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 14.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.4 mi
- Old Spring: 6.7 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Battle of Groton Heights Prisoners Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | NNW 332° | 149 m | 7.6 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NNW 342° | 137 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 312° | 134 m | 7.6 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NW 304° | 120 m | 7.0 mi |
| Polly Hill | WNW 300° | 117 m | 6.8 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 308° | 112 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 336° | 109 m | 6.6 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 25° | 108 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13946211806
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