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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.

About

The story

memorial to the American Civil War located in Hartford, Connecticut

Wikidata Q7557403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates41.76568, -72.67998
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls
  • Mill Pond Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Cascades: 8.6 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 59
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
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWNW 298°276 m6.9 mi
MannantuckESE 110°273 m11.4 mi
John Tom HillESE 110°272 m11.4 mi
Ely MoundWNW 286°246 m6.6 mi
Lookout MountainE 94°237 m10.0 mi
Kongscut MountainESE 118°234 m10.4 mi
Birch MountainE 96°233 m10.2 mi
Whites HillE 88°231 m11.6 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/915714014

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