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GySgt. Phillip Jordan

GySgt. Phillip Jordan from directly overhead

GySgt. Phillip Jordan is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cpl. Kemaphoom Chanawongse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55934, -72.67018

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
Attractions: 54
  • Come On Over Wall: 1.4 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.4 mi
  • Bible Rock: 5.7 mi
  • George Washington rock: 5.9 mi
  • grindstone: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 53
Waterfalls: 41
Beaches: 37
Cliffs: 21
Rest areas: 4
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 3.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 8.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of GySgt. Phillip Jordan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainW272 m3.7 mi
Clark HillENE241 m7.9 mi
TrimountainSSW232 m7.7 mi
Raccoon HillENE228 m7.3 mi
Great HillENE222 m6.1 mi
Beseck MountainSW219 m5.0 mi
Camels HumpWSW207 m3.9 mi
Bear HillESE199 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7401167899

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