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War Memorial

War Memorial from directly overhead

War Memorial is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The Korean War Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The War Memorial, built in 1951 near the entrance to Rogers Park, was dedicated “to honor the dead [and] to serve the living.”

Getting there

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Coordinates41.38573, -73.44287

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • The Korean War Monument: 0.0 mi
  • The Vietnam War Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Lions Club: 0.2 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Hearthstone Castle: 0.6 mi
Parks
  • Rogers Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rogers Park Memorial Field: 0.2 mi
  • Elmwood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Freedom Park: 0.6 mi
  • Blind Brook Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Gardens: 49
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 0.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 0.6 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 6.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 48
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 5.3 mi
  • South Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 6.4 mi
  • North Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Cascade: 9.6 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 2.0 mi
  • 3-town marker: 8.5 mi
  • Weir House: 8.9 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 10.3 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 17
  • P.T. Barnum: 1.8 mi
  • greek letter pi: 2.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 2.3 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.9 mi
  • Annunaki: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • Oak Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.5 mi
  • Pell Hill: 11.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 9.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainNW 321°313 m5.6 mi
Pine MountainSW 224°304 m3.3 mi
Cranson PeakESE 106°303 m5.7 mi
Bailey MountainSW 228°299.314 m7.6 mi
Moses MountainSSW 214°296 m2.1 mi
Barlow MountainSW 215°290 m5.0 mi
Thomas MountainSSW 209°286 m1.5 mi
West MountainSW 218°285 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5264009281

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