Wallingford World War I Memorial
Wallingford World War I Memorial is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallingford World War II Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
Dates from 1667.
Wikidata Q755745, matched on coordinates and name (509 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wallingford Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- Farming Museum: 3.9 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 4.8 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 5.9 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 5.9 mi
- Doolittle Park: 0.3 mi
- Railroad Green: 0.4 mi
- Grand & Washington Streets Park: 0.5 mi
- Wallace Park: 0.7 mi
- West Side Park: 0.8 mi
- Mount Tom: 1.3 mi
- Spice Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.0 mi
- Cook Hill: 2.5 mi
- Jinny Hill: 3.8 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 9.3 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 9.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 4.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 6.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.0 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 13.0 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 13.2 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 0.2 mi
- Edgar Laing Heermance: 4.7 mi
- South Quad: 4.7 mi
- snake: 8.2 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 9.7 mi
- Turtle Statue: 10.5 mi
- First Tear: 10.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 10.8 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 4.2 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.4 mi
- Bear Cave: 7.5 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 8.2 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 9.6 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 3.5 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.7 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.4 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 6.7 mi
- Bluff Head: 7.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.5 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Chimney Corner: 15.3 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.9 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 20.6 mi
- Pond View: 23.6 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 23.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 24.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Wallingford World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | N 350° | 301 m | 7.6 mi |
| East Peak | N 353° | 277 m | 7.2 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NNE 31° | 272 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Sanford | W 275° | 263 m | 6.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 292° | 260 m | 9.0 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | W 280° | 253 m | 8.0 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | WNW 292° | 246 m | 8.6 mi |
| Trimountain | E 85° | 232 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11078038189
Day trips start here
- Essex · 23 mi
- Old Saybrook · 25 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 26 mi
- Old Lyme · 28 mi
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