Historic site · Connecticut
Defenders’ Monument
- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Latitude
- 41.2978
- Longitude
- -72.9468
OpenStreetMap · node/3537131411
Defenders’ Monument is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled 5 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Clinton and Pastor Julia Mccarter Corner, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Defenders’ Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | N 360° | 263 m | 11.3 mi |
| Moose Hill | NW 309° | 231 m | 11.5 mi |
| High Rock | N 2° | 216 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NNE 18° | 206 m | 9.6 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 297° | 202 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | NNW 327° | 199 m | 10.7 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 344° | 193 m | 9.2 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 335° | 190 m | 6.8 mi |
- 8.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
Peaks
- Allington Hill1.4 mi
- Reservoir Hill2.9 mi
- Shingle Hill2.9 mi
- East Rock3.0 mi
- Beacon Hill3.0 mi
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach3.3 mi
- Prospect Beach3.5 mi
- Shell Beach4.4 mi
- Oyster River Beach4.7 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach4.9 mi
Waterfalls43
- Wintergreen Falls3.5 mi
- Cascade4.3 mi
- Wepawaug Falls5.9 mi
- Sperry Falls6.2 mi
- Wolcott Falls7.4 mi
Rest areas5
Lighthouses4
- Keeper's Dwelling12.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light12.9 mi
- Fog Signal House13.0 mi
- Tongue Point Light15.0 mi
Ghost towns1
- Pleasure Beach14.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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