Captain Nathan Hale Monument
Captain Nathan Hale Monument is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Patriots Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 18 miles off.
The story
The Captain Nathan Hale Monument is a 45-foot (14 m) obelisk in Coventry, Connecticut, built in 1846 in honor of Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero, who was born in Coventry. It was one of the first war memorials to be built in the United States, and is a significant work of both architect Henry Austin and builder Solomon Willard. Now owned and maintained by the state, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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Wikidata Q5036748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Patriots Park: 0.1 mi
- Veteran Green: 0.2 mi
- Coventry Lake State Boat Launch: 0.2 mi
- Lisicke Beach: 1.5 mi
- Eagleville Pond Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
- Ball Hill: 2.6 mi
- Riley Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 3.9 mi
- Horsebarn Hill: 4.6 mi
- J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum: 3.7 mi
- William Benton Museum of Art: 3.9 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 4.1 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 4.3 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 3.8 mi
- Dove Tower and Inverted Pyramid: 3.8 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 3.9 mi
- The Walking Wall: 3.9 mi
- Stone Book Universe: 3.9 mi
- Main Street Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Mill Brook Park: 0.3 mi
- Stonehouse Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Paden Road Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Patriots Park Woods: 0.4 mi
- dog memorial: 1.8 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 2.9 mi
- Old root cellar: 5.2 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 5.3 mi
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 3.9 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 3.9 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 4.0 mi
- fern and rock garden: 6.2 mi
- Wolf Rock: 4.9 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 6.4 mi
- filled-in well: 8.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 9.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 9.8 mi
- Codfish Falls: 5.6 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 9.1 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 9.1 mi
- Case Falls: 9.5 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.6 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 16.0 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 22.1 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 22.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Coney Rock: 5.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 7.5 mi
- Crow Point: 16.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 7.5 mi
- Bara-Hack: 17.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 20.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 8.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 8.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
- Picnic: 20.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Captain Nathan Hale Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulk Hill | NNW 332° | 294 m | 8.8 mi |
| Whifford Hill | NNE 16° | 291 m | 8.9 mi |
| Grant Hill | NW 309° | 284 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NNW 339° | 282 m | 9.4 mi |
| Reed Hill | NW 317° | 275 m | 7.3 mi |
| Parker Mountain | NNE 16° | 275 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mannantuck | WSW 245° | 273 m | 9.5 mi |
| John Tom Hill | WSW 245° | 272 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 01001531OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Captain Nathan Hale Monument, reference 01001531, listed 01/28/02.
OpenStreetMap element node/3475709862
Day trips start here
- Storrs · 4 mi
- Willimantic · 6 mi
- Tolland · 8 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 13 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 14 mi
- East Windsor · 17 mi
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