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@nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Monument

@nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Monument from directly overhead

@nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Monument is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Shooters Hill stands 69 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Harbor Battlefield Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 26 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates37.59002, -77.28276

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cold Harbor Battlefield Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mechanicsville Little League: 1.9 mi
  • Hanover Ruritan Park: 2.5 mi
  • The Springs Recreation Center: 3.4 mi
  • Pole Green Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Triple Crossing: 9.1 mi
  • RVA on Wheels: 9.1 mi
  • Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 9.3 mi
  • James Branch Cabell's Grave: 10.0 mi
  • Raleigh E. Colston's Grave: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 58
  • The Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Roots of Woodville Neighborhood Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Brookland Park Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Garber Street Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Jefferson Avenue Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Museums: 38
Peaks: 11
  • Turkey Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Gambles Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Sliding Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Malvern Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Lamptie Hill: 15.3 mi
Springs: 11
  • Chimborazo Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Young's Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Youngs Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Fonticello Lithia Spring: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of @nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shooters HillW 267°69 m19.5 mi
Sliding HillNW 308°63 m11.1 mi
Gambles HillWSW 248°44 m9.6 mi
Turkey HillSSE 166°43 m1.9 mi
Dickeys HillNE 56°43 m20.0 mi
Malvern HillS 170°41 m13.5 mi
Minitree HillSE 124°36 m16.9 mi
Evelynton HeightsSSE 158°28 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2116:1416:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373946576675797770584840

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandston, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7758287094

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