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Marquis de LaFayette Encampment

Marquis de LaFayette Encampment from directly overhead

Marquis de LaFayette Encampment is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is East Haven Town Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

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What the record says

Material
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Getting there

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Coordinates41.27599, -72.86656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 0.1 mi
  • World War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches
Gardens: 46
Waterfalls: 36
Attractions: 22
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 1.4 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.3 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 22
  • John B Pierce: 3.9 mi
  • An American Dream: 3.9 mi
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 4.3 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 4.8 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Pond View: 19.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 19.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Marquis de LaFayette Encampment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW 337°216 m10.2 mi
Mount CarmelN 353°206 m10.8 mi
Meeting House HillNNW 327°193 m12.4 mi
Round HillNW 317°190 m10.4 mi
Peck HillNW 310°183 m11.1 mi
Totoket MountainNNE 32°176 m9.9 mi
Peck HillNW 308°171 m11.0 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE 46°167 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12034946840

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