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Soldiers Monument

Soldiers Monument from directly overhead

Soldiers Monument is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Crandall Hill stands 137 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Groton Monument House Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates41.35488, -72.07869

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Fort Griswold Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Averys Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Long Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Walker Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Meeting House Hill: 1.2 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Beaches
Attractions: 27
Waterfalls: 25
  • Cascade: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 3.2 mi
  • Silver Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Cascade: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 20
Gardens: 15
  • Bertholf Plaza: 1.8 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 2.3 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Soldiers Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crandall HillNNW 340°137 m7.3 mi
Morgan HillWNW 303°120 m7.2 mi
Polly HillWNW 299°117 m7.0 mi
Konomoc HillNW 307°112 m5.9 mi
Pie HillNNW 333°109 m6.7 mi
Gungywamp HillNNE 21°108 m3.5 mi
Vinegar HillNNE 14°108 m4.9 mi
Beaverdam HillNW 314°105 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359279673

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