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Cenotaph

Cenotaph from directly overhead

Cenotaph is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northeast, 12 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

Historic sites
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
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Nature reserves
Gardens: 48
Waterfalls: 42
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: 23
  • 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: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Cenotaph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainNNE 18°230 m11.7 mi
High RockNW 323°216 m11.3 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE 20°210 m11.1 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 338°206 m11.1 mi
Round HillNW 306°190 m12.4 mi
Totoket MountainNNE 16°176 m8.3 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE 36°167 m9.7 mi
East SugarloafNNE 32°156 m7.7 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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