Canaan Veterans Memorial
Canaan Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Gore Mountain stands 1,015 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ethan Allen Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.
The story
Census-designated place in Vermont, United States.
Wikidata Q5746275, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- On the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 16.0 mi off the Chemin des Cantons, National
- 26.6 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Table Rock · 15 mi
- Middle Brother · 15 mi
- Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area · 16 mi
- Tour aux Oiseaux · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Van Dyke Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Stewart Hill: 1.0 mi
- Dearth Hill: 2.2 mi
- Harriman Hill: 2.3 mi
- Kemp Hill: 2.5 mi
- Kribstock-Fowler Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Connecticut River Drivers Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Hurlburt Swamp Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Hurlbert Swamp: 5.0 mi
- Patrick Woodlot: 5.2 mi
- Ethan Allen Park: 0.0 mi
- Fletcher Park: 0.1 mi
- Connecticut River Boat Access: 5.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Falls State Wayside: 6.4 mi
- Pittsburg Town Park: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Falls: 6.5 mi
- Huntington Cascades: 15.6 mi
- Baby Flume: 15.6 mi
- Little Hellgate: 18.0 mi
- Pond Brook Falls: 20.8 mi
- Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 8.0 mi
- Don Eagle Museum: 20.7 mi
- Island Pond, Historical Society Museum: 21.0 mi
- Holland Historical Society Museum: 24.4 mi
- Finnsons Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Sid Hayward Ledge: 22.6 mi
- Alice Ledge: 23.9 mi
- Linda Ledge: 24.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.4 mi
- Back Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
- Campers' Beach: 20.7 mi
- Republic of Indian Stream: 8.3 mi
- Indian Stream Republic: 10.3 mi
- The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel: 14.3 mi
- Flume Brook Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Columbia Covered Bridge: 9.9 mi
- Island Pond Covered Footbridge: 20.9 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Canaan Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gore Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,015 m | 13.5 mi |
| Monadnock Mountain | S 182° | 973 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sugar Hill | ESE 114° | 910 m | 12.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 250° | 894 m | 12.9 mi |
| Tumble Dick Mountain | ESE 111° | 883 m | 12.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 245° | 870 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sable Mountain | SW 235° | 850 m | 8.8 mi |
| Brousseau Mountain | W 259° | 840 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:52 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:19 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Averill, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7986052469
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