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SGT David Frederick

SGT David Frederick from directly overhead

SGT David Frederick is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is SSG Richard Eaton Jr., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55940, -72.67006

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
Waterfalls
Attractions: 57
  • Come On Over Wall: 1.4 mi
  • 1954: 3.6 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.4 mi
  • Bible Rock: 5.7 mi
  • George Washington rock: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 53
Beaches: 38
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 7.8 miles of SGT David Frederick. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainW 261°272 m3.7 mi
TrimountainSSW 206°232 m7.7 mi
Raccoon HillENE 61°228 m7.3 mi
Great HillENE 76°222 m6.1 mi
Beseck MountainSW 231°219 m5.0 mi
Camels HumpWSW 252°207 m3.9 mi
Bear HillESE 122°199 m4.8 mi
Mount PisgahS 181°196 m7.8 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/7401167903

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