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Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Archer stands 136 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Meeting House Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates41.31041, -72.32851

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Meeting House Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Johnnycake Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Quarry Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Obed Heights: 2.6 mi
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Historic sites
  • Bride Brook Historical Plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Suellen Kozy McCuin: 5.0 mi
  • Lyme Roll of Honor: 5.4 mi
  • Westbrook Honor Roll: 6.5 mi
  • In Memorium Albert H. Cyphers Sr.: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Silver Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Cascade: 10.7 mi
  • Cascade: 10.7 mi
  • Cascade: 10.8 mi
  • Cascade: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Stone Table: 7.5 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 7.8 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.8 mi
  • turtle rock: 9.2 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 25
Gardens: 23
  • Memorial Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Rock Garden: 11.2 mi
  • West Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 11.2 mi
  • East Garden: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArcherNNW 346°136 m6.6 mi
Grassy HillNNE 22°129 m6.7 mi
Nickerson HillN 1°123 m6.1 mi
Honey HillNNW 343°114 m6.1 mi
Brown HillN 5°112 m5.3 mi
Bushy HillWNW 291°105 m7.9 mi
Pond HillNE 49°103 m5.9 mi
Millstone HillNW 323°101 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13045669937

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