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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch from directly overhead

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is General Israel Putnam, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Memorial to the American Civil War located in Hartford, Connecticut.

Wikidata Q7557403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.76568, -72.67998

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 59
Historic sites: 56
Waterfalls: 43
  • Mill Pond Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Case Falls: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 22
  • Crow Point: 5.2 mi
  • South Wall: 6.2 mi
  • Solar Panel: 6.2 mi
  • Superstructure: 6.2 mi
  • Garden Wall: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 20.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWNW276 m6.9 mi
MannantuckESE273 m11.4 mi
John Tom HillESE272 m11.4 mi
Meshomasic MountainSE265 m11.8 mi
Ely MoundWNW246 m6.6 mi
Lookout MountainE237 m10.0 mi
Kongscut MountainESE234 m10.4 mi
Birch MountainE233 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/915714014

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