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Cenotaph

Cenotaph from directly overhead

Cenotaph is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Branford, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1923
Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.28127, -72.81008

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Beaches
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 58
Peaks
  • Baldwin Hill: 0.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Branford Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Lidyhites Hill: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 46
Waterfalls: 27
Artworks: 24
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 6.1 mi
  • John B Pierce: 6.5 mi
  • An American Dream: 6.6 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 7.1 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 2.7 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.0 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 9.8 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
  • Pond View: 22.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Cenotaph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNE232 m12.9 mi
Fowler MountainNNE230 m11.7 mi
High RockNW216 m11.3 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE210 m11.1 mi
Mount CarmelNNW206 m11.1 mi
Round HillNW190 m12.4 mi
Totoket MountainNNE176 m8.3 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE167 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:03
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11867620520

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