Clinton War Memorial
Clinton War Memorial is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Boy Scout Tree, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
town located on Long Island Sound in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Dates from 1838.
Wikidata Q755130, matched on coordinates and name (355 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- THE PEOPLE OF CLINTON HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 29.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boy Scout Tree: 0.0 mi
- Clinton: 0.0 mi
- Abraham Pierson Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Clinton Tercentenary: 0.1 mi
- Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 0.0 mi
- Cedar Knoll: 1.8 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cow Hill: 2.5 mi
- Murdock Hill: 2.7 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Meigs Point Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 3.6 mi
- The Elliot Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Lane: 0.3 mi
- High St,Rear: 0.3 mi
- Lar Fagan Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Bargate Road: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Green: 0.3 mi
- Lafayette Green: 0.4 mi
- Waterside Green Park: 0.5 mi
- Salt Meadow Park: 1.4 mi
- Hammonasset Natural Area Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 0.7 mi
- Clinton Beach: 1.6 mi
- Grove Beach: 2.1 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 2.2 mi
- West Beach: 3.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.1 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.2 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 7.4 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cascade: 9.7 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cascade: 12.0 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
- Stone Table: 5.8 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 6.4 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 9.9 mi
- Historic Ferry: 10.8 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 11.7 mi
- James Madison: 4.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 5.8 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 8.9 mi
- snake: 11.8 mi
- Big Bird: 17.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 10.1 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.9 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.4 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Powder House: 21.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 15.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Clinton War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | N 349° | 201 m | 11.6 mi |
| Long Hill | N 4° | 154 m | 11.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 4° | 140 m | 10.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 7° | 138 m | 9.7 mi |
| Wig Hill | NNE 13° | 128 m | 9.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 2° | 126 m | 5.4 mi |
| Buell Hill | NNW 331° | 119 m | 5.9 mi |
| Honey Hill | NE 46° | 114 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11378803058
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 7 mi
- Essex · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 12 mi
- East Lyme · 16 mi
- Waterford · 20 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 23 mi
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