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Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Soldiers and Sailors Monument from directly overhead

Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Ragged Hill stands 265 m to the north-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Israel Putnam Monument, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 runs past it.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78596, -71.94980

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Israel Putnam Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Brooklyn Recreation Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.7 mi
  • South Street Park: 3.0 mi
  • Killingly Little League Complex: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Israel Putnam Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Museums: 42
Artworks: 28
Waterfalls: 19
  • Cargill Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 11.2 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Ayer's Gap Falls: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 16
Gardens: 13
  • Thread City Family Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 15.7 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.4 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic: 17.4 mi
  • Little Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Big Beach: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 13.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ragged HillNNW 332°265 m9.1 mi
Sprague HillNW 312°257 m8.3 mi
Sherman HillNW 321°252 m8.0 mi
Wheaton HillNNW 330°251 m8.5 mi
Pisgah HillNW 322°248 m8.7 mi
Sunset HillW 276°240 m6.7 mi
Clark HillW 265°235 m7.9 mi
Bear HillW 270°232 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836465665706962514132
Precip in4.13.44.44.73.74.33.94.24.34.74.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8375775754

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