Historic site · Connecticut
Meigs' Raid American Revolutionary War
Meigs' Raid American Revolutionary War is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Corner, a cliff 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- From Sachem's Head Harbor on May 23, 1777, 170 men under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs rowed across Long Island Sound to raid and destroy a British supply depot at Sag Harbor, New York. During this engagement with the enemy, not
How to reach it
Coordinates41.24753, -72.70553
- 19.2 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 20.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Shaumpishuh Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Great Harbor Hunting Area: 0.9 mi
- Great Harbor Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Moose Hill Triangle: 1.4 mi
- Chaffinch Island: 2.0 mi
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 1.2 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 1.2 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 1.3 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 2.4 mi
- Circle Beach: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Chaffinch Island State Park: 1.8 mi
- Chittenden Park: 2.3 mi
- Jacob's Beach: 2.4 mi
- Rollwood Park: 2.6 mi
- Olmsted Outlook: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 2.6 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 2.8 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 2.9 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Tribute to Freedom: 2.7 mi
- Guilford World War I Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Guilford World War II Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Guilford Soldiers Monument: 2.7 mi
- Guilford Granite: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Clapboard Hill: 4.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 4.4 mi
- Moose Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hungry Hill: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 44
- Cascade: 1.9 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 9.0 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 12.3 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 15.2 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 39
- Lillian's Garden: 2.7 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 27
- Dinosaur Rock: 2.9 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Bear Cave: 8.8 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 11.0 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 21
- James Madison: 5.8 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.7 mi
- snake: 11.1 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 11.9 mi
- John B Pierce: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chimney Corner: 0.4 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 11.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 17.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 22.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.7 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 20.9 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Meigs' Raid American Revolutionary War. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Mountain | N 352° | 230 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | N 353° | 210 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | N 7° | 196 m | 13.9 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNW 343° | 176 m | 10.8 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | N 1° | 167 m | 10.2 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | N 351° | 156 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNE 18° | 153 m | 13.3 mi |
| West Sugarloaf | N 350° | 145 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9018546736
Day trips start here
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- Old Lyme · 21 mi
- East Lyme · 26 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 30 mi
- Waterford · 30 mi
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