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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.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates41.27599, -72.86656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches
Historic sites: 57
  • 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
Peaks
  • Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Branford Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Raynham Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Chidsey Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 44
Waterfalls: 23
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
Attractions: 20
  • 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
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: 3
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Marquis de LaFayette Encampment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW216 m10.2 mi
Mount CarmelN206 m10.8 mi
Meeting House HillNNW193 m12.4 mi
Round HillNW190 m10.4 mi
Totoket MountainNNE176 m9.9 mi
Peck HillNW171 m11.0 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE167 m11.9 mi
East SugarloafNE156 m9.8 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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