Groton Monument
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Groton Monument is a historic site in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 39 m. Crandall Hill stands 137 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Groton Monument House Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 13 miles off.
The story
The Groton Monument, sometimes called the Fort Griswold Monument, is a 135 feet (41 m) granite obelisk in Groton, Connecticut dedicated to the defenders who fell during the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781. The monument bears a plaque describing the events of the Battle of Groton Heights, and another plaque with the names of the Americans who died in the battle. Lightning destroyed the capstone in 1918 and damaged the adjacent Monument House Museum which features exhibits about the Revolutionary War. Visitors can climb the monument and visit the museum from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The Groton Monument is located in Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, which includes Fort Griswold.
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Dates from 1830.
Wikidata Q5610773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 41 m
- Elevation
- 39 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 16.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 17.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.9 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Groton Monument House Museum: 0.0 mi
- Ebenezer Avery House and Museum: 0.1 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 0.8 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 0.9 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 0.0 mi
- Battle of Groton Heights Prisoners Memorial: 0.2 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 0.6 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers-Sailors Monument: 0.7 mi
- Fort Griswold Hill: 0.1 mi
- Averys Hill: 0.8 mi
- Long Hill: 0.9 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.1 mi
- Walker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Monument Street Parklet: 0.1 mi
- United States Submarine World War II Veterans Memorial East: 0.6 mi
- Bridge Street Parklet: 0.6 mi
- KE Streeter Boat Launch: 0.7 mi
- Thames River Boat Launch (New London): 0.8 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 1.0 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 1.1 mi
- Burgess Park Subdivision Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 1.6 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 1.9 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 2.5 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 2.5 mi
- Groton Beach: 2.8 mi
- The Whale: 0.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.9 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.0 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 7.6 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 8.3 mi
- Yantic Falls: 12.4 mi
- Cascade: 16.1 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 1.3 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 5.6 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 5.6 mi
- Mystic Blue: 6.0 mi
- Sparky: 6.1 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 1.8 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 2.0 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Walk: 2.3 mi
- Azalea Garden: 2.3 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.4 mi
- Crow Head: 17.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.9 mi
- Ram Head: 21.8 mi
- Hedges Bank: 22.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.1 mi
- Skate Hut: 2.0 mi
- Powder House: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
- Old Spring: 6.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Groton Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crandall Hill | NNW 340° | 137 m | 7.3 mi |
| Morgan Hill | WNW 303° | 120 m | 7.2 mi |
| Polly Hill | WNW 299° | 117 m | 7.0 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 307° | 112 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 334° | 109 m | 6.7 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 22° | 108 m | 3.5 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNE 15° | 108 m | 4.9 mi |
| Beaverdam Hill | NW 314° | 105 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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