Historic site · Connecticut
Soldiers Monument
Soldiers Monument is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Clay Work Bust, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.55658, -72.64805
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Middlesex County Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Kidcity Children's Museum: 0.4 mi
- Greater Middletown Military Museum: 1.2 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 1.2 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Hubbard Park: 0.2 mi
- Henry Clay Work Park: 0.3 mi
- Broad Street Historic District: 0.3 mi
- McCarthy Park: 0.3 mi
- Harbor Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Foss Hill: 0.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 0.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.9 mi
- Tryon Hill: 1.4 mi
- Staddle Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Ravine Park: 0.6 mi
- Brownstone Park: 0.7 mi
- Pecausett Johnson Kalinowsky Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Field Park: 1.6 mi
- Pecausett Harper Preserve: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 57
- Erin Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.8 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 7.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 56
- World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Korea/Vietnam Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Captain Joseph S. Pagano Memorial: 0.8 mi
- 9/11 Relic: 1.1 mi
- SGT David Frederick: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 54
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 0.0 mi
- First Tear: 1.2 mi
- Face in Tree: 6.8 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 8.8 mi
- Home: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 54
- Come On Over Wall: 0.8 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.0 mi
- Bible Rock: 4.7 mi
- George Washington rock: 4.8 mi
- grindstone: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 2.9 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 3.2 mi
- Westfield Falls: 3.8 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 37
- Lake Beseck Beach: 5.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 15.9 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 19.9 mi
- East Rive Beach: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Bluff Head: 10.4 mi
- Crow Point: 10.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.6 mi
- Green Wall: 13.8 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 10.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 15.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Soldiers Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | W 266° | 272 m | 4.8 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | NE 47° | 265 m | 7.4 mi |
| Clark Hill | ENE 67° | 241 m | 6.9 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NE 55° | 228 m | 6.5 mi |
| Great Hill | ENE 71° | 222 m | 5.1 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | WSW 240° | 219 m | 5.9 mi |
| Camels Hump | WSW 258° | 207 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | SE 129° | 199 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6196381140
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 16 mi
- Essex · 19 mi
- Old Saybrook · 23 mi
- Old Lyme · 24 mi
- East Windsor · 25 mi
- Willimantic · 25 mi
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