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Veterans' Memorial Park

Veterans' Memorial Park from directly overhead

Veterans' Memorial Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Guernsey Hill stands 346 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.

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Coordinates41.62276, -73.09751
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Cascade: 1.0 mi
  • Cascade: 2.4 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 5.2 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 5.3 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 5.4 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 5.4 mi
  • Clock-On-The-Green: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Whale Sculpture: 5.5 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 5.5 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 5.6 mi
  • Maori Head: 5.9 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 45
Cliffs: 21
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 1.5 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 2.2 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 7.9 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 8.4 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 15
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 2.9 mi
  • Pond View: 22.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 17.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Veterans' Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Guernsey HillNNW 343°346 m6.4 mi
Todd HillWNW 289°344 m7.4 mi
Poor House HillNW 311°336 m7.4 mi
Apple HillNW 308°334 m7.8 mi
East Chestnut HillNNW 336°324 m7.9 mi
Carmel HillW 278°322 m7.9 mi
Schermerhorn HillNW 323°314 m7.6 mi
South MountainENE 77°313 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 15 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • striped wintergreen13 obs
  • common mugwort7 obs
  • pink lady's slipper6 obs
  • Ghost Pipe6 obs
  • Green Frog6 obs
  • Black Vulture5 obs
  • Northern Cardinal5 obs
  • Common Garter Snake5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43440815

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