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Borinqueneers Monument

Borinqueneers Monument from directly overhead

Borinqueneers Monument is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Borinqueneers Monument Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67778, -72.78545

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
Waterfalls
  • Mill Pond Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 3.1 mi
  • Westfield Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Cascades: 7.8 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 58
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 20
  • Green Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 3.0 mi
  • South Wall: 6.2 mi
  • Solar Panel: 6.2 mi
  • Superstructure: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 19.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 13.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Borinqueneers Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainWSW 257°313 m8.6 mi
Lindsley HillWSW 248°312 m10.0 mi
West PeakSSW 201°301 m8.5 mi
Mount HopeWNW 285°297 m10.0 mi
Compounce MountainWSW 248°290 m8.5 mi
Southington MountainWSW 237°281 m10.0 mi
East PeakSSW 197°277 m8.7 mi
Talcott MountainN 356°276 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/8494938747

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