Historic site · Connecticut
United States Maritime Service Officers School
United States Maritime Service Officers School is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is North Battery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- This monument marks the site of the largest United States Maritime Service Officers School during the course of events leading up to and including World War II. During this period 15,000 Maritime Service Officers were graduated...
How to reach it
Coordinates41.34612, -72.09531
- 14.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 18.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.8 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- North Battery: 0.2 mi
- Old Fort: 0.2 mi
- South Battery: 0.2 mi
- Columbo Statue: 0.4 mi
- Soldiers-Sailors Monument: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Fort Trumbull Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 0.4 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 0.6 mi
- Nathaniel Hempstead House: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Fort Trumbull State Park: 0.2 mi
- Perkins Green: 0.4 mi
- Caulkins Park: 0.6 mi
- Green Harbor Park: 0.7 mi
- Williams Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Beaches
- Green Harbor Beach: 0.6 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 1.2 mi
- Osprey Beach: 2.2 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 2.2 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Meeting House Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fort Griswold Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mallory Hill: 1.2 mi
- Averys Hill: 1.4 mi
- Stuart Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Bates Woods Park: 1.5 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 2.0 mi
- Seabreeze Drive: 2.1 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 25
- The Whale: 0.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.8 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.8 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 8.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Cascade: 3.9 mi
- Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cascade: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 19
- Nathan Hale Statue: 1.0 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 5.6 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 6.4 mi
- Sparky: 6.6 mi
- Mystic Blue: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- Bertholf Plaza: 2.0 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 2.3 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 2.3 mi
- Laurel Walk: 2.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 2.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.8 mi
- Crow Head: 17.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.2 mi
- Ram Head: 20.9 mi
- Hedges Bank: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Powder House: 1.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Old Spring: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of United States Maritime Service Officers School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | NNW 338° | 149 m | 7.8 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NNW 347° | 137 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 318° | 134 m | 7.6 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NW 311° | 120 m | 6.9 mi |
| Polly Hill | NW 307° | 117 m | 6.7 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 317° | 112 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 342° | 109 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 29° | 108 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7658810764
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