Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wounded combat veterans’ monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Kimberly Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Trowbridge Square Park: 0.8 mi
- Ernest McClain Park: 0.9 mi
- Bayview Park: 1.0 mi
- The Hill Museum of Arts: 1.3 mi
- Connecticut Childrens Museum: 1.5 mi
- Ward Heitmann House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: 1.8 mi
- New Haven Colonial Historical Society Building: 1.9 mi
- Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- West River Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Ray Park: 2.1 mi
- West River Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Quarry Park Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 3.1 mi
- Shell Beach: 3.1 mi
- Prospect Beach: 3.4 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 3.6 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 3.8 mi
- Wounded combat veterans’ monument: 0.0 mi
- Bishop Clinton and Pastor Julia Mccarter Corner: 1.2 mi
- World War II Veteran's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Defenders’ Monument: 1.4 mi
- Amistad Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Chidsey Hill: 1.6 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 1.8 mi
- Raynham Hill: 1.9 mi
- Allington Hill: 2.6 mi
- Washington Ave Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Truman Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Knot Garden: 2.0 mi
- Peace Garden At West River: 2.0 mi
- Winchester Garden: 2.1 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 4.7 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 7.3 mi
- Sperry Falls: 7.4 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 8.0 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 9.4 mi
- John B Pierce: 1.1 mi
- An American Dream: 1.2 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 2.6 mi
- Turtle Statue: 2.9 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 3.1 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 4.1 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 4.2 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.9 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 10.9 mi
- Bear Cave: 12.3 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Chimney Corner: 11.3 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 22.7 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.4 mi
- Pond View: 16.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 16.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 16.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 13.2 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 15.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.8 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | N 354° | 216 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 10° | 206 m | 10.1 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 298° | 202 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | NW 324° | 199 m | 12.0 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 339° | 193 m | 10.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 329° | 190 m | 8.0 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NE 47° | 176 m | 11.2 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 316° | 171 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1927824470
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- Essex · 28 mi
- Old Saybrook · 28 mi
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