Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton Tercentenary, a historic site 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- KNOWN BUT TO GOD THEY FELL IN HONORED GLORY
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 29.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clinton Tercentenary: 0.1 mi
- Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Pierson Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Clinton: 0.1 mi
- Clinton War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 0.1 mi
- Cedar Knoll: 1.9 mi
- Cow Hill: 2.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.5 mi
- Murdock Hill: 2.7 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Meigs Point Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 3.5 mi
- High St,Rear: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Lane: 0.3 mi
- The Elliot Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Bargate Road: 0.3 mi
- Lar Fagan Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Green: 0.4 mi
- Lafayette Green: 0.4 mi
- Waterside Green Park: 0.6 mi
- Salt Meadow Park: 1.5 mi
- Kirtland Landing: 1.7 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 0.8 mi
- Clinton Beach: 1.7 mi
- Grove Beach: 2.2 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 2.2 mi
- West Beach: 3.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.2 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.1 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 7.4 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascade: 9.7 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Cascade: 11.9 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 12.8 mi
- Stone Table: 5.7 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 6.3 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 9.9 mi
- Historic Ferry: 10.7 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 11.6 mi
- James Madison: 4.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 5.7 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 8.9 mi
- snake: 11.7 mi
- Big Bird: 17.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.1 mi
- Chimney Corner: 10.1 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.3 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 25.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Powder House: 21.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 14.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | N 349° | 201 m | 11.5 mi |
| Long Hill | N 5° | 154 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 333° | 153 m | 11.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 4° | 140 m | 10.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 7° | 138 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wig Hill | NNE 13° | 128 m | 8.9 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 3° | 126 m | 5.3 mi |
| Buell Hill | NNW 331° | 119 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11390546501
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 7 mi
- Essex · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 12 mi
- East Lyme · 16 mi
- Waterford · 20 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 22 mi
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