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Greenwich Civil War Monument

Greenwich Civil War Monument from directly overhead

Greenwich Civil War Monument is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Putnam Cottage Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.03548, -73.62251

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Parks
  • Greenwich Common: 0.5 mi
  • Havemeyer Fields: 0.5 mi
  • Greenwich Avenue Historic District: 0.6 mi
  • Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District: 1.0 mi
  • Loughlin Playground: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Historic sites
  • 1BCG: 2.4 mi
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • War Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Korean War Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Civil War Monument Park: 3.6 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Holly Grove: 3.3 mi
  • South Lake Walk: 3.6 mi
  • East Woodland Walk: 3.6 mi
  • Water Lily Garden: 3.7 mi
  • West Woodland Walk: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 21
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
  • The Meadow: 7.4 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 12.9 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 12.9 mi
  • Pell Hill: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Northwest Bluff: 10.1 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.2 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.8 mi
  • Raven's Rock: 10.9 mi
  • Cooper Bluff: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Farms Falls: 6.2 mi
  • The Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Cascade: 16.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Cascade: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 9.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 9.5 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 16.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Greenwich Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongN 355°229 m13.3 mi
Guard HillNNW 341°226 m12.4 mi
Fox HillN 6°223 m15.1 mi
Chappaqua HillNW 321°219 m12.1 mi
Sarles HillNW 312°216 m11.7 mi
McKesson HillNW 324°213 m12.9 mi
Buttermilk HillWNW 298°211 m11.1 mi
Becks HillNNE 23°208 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12974107475

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