- Elevation, modelled
- 79 m
- Tallest summit within 12.4 miles
- Paulk Hill294 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16928.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7754, -72.5212
Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 79 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Academy Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.
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- Town of Manchester
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulk Hill | NE 44° | 294 m | 10.1 mi |
| Grant Hill | ENE 67° | 284 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NE 43° | 282 m | 11.3 mi |
| Reed Hill | NE 52° | 275 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mannantuck | SSE 152° | 273 m | 5.2 mi |
| John Tom Hill | SSE 151° | 272 m | 5.2 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | S 186° | 265 m | 10.1 mi |
| Box Hill | ENE 61° | 252 m | 3.9 mi |
- 28.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Academy Hill: 0.1 mi
- Mount Nebo: 1.0 mi
- Green Hill: 1.8 mi
- Toby Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Center Park: 0.1 mi
- Center Spring Pond Park: 0.2 mi
- Spruce Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Munro Park: 0.6 mi
- Attawanhood Park: 0.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Center Springs Falls: 0.2 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 1.7 mi
- Case Falls: 1.9 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 3.8 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Path to Wellness Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Alpine Parklet: 0.5 mi
- Linares Preserve: 0.9 mi
- School Street Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Marsh Pond: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 0.8 mi
- The Fire Museum: 0.9 mi
- Old Manchester Museum: 0.9 mi
- Lutz Children's Museum: 1.4 mi
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- Sorry Rock: 2.5 mi
- Frog: 3.3 mi
- Equality: 7.2 mi
- Career Column: 7.4 mi
- The Circuit Rider: 7.4 mi
Historic sites
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 6.0 mi
- William H. Putnam: 7.8 mi
- Site Of The Charter Oak: 7.9 mi
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Dr. Horace Wells: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 59
- Nike Missile Site: 2.7 mi
- Hay Tedder: 5.0 mi
- The Dreamyard: 5.2 mi
- filled-in well: 5.5 mi
- Car Wreck: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 56
- Wickham Park English Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 3.0 mi
- Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 3.1 mi
- Growing Roots Community Garden: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Flag Rock: 3.9 mi
- Crow Point: 6.8 mi
- Garden Wall: 14.3 mi
- Hart Meadow: 14.3 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Halls Pond Beach: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 20.4 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 5.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 7 mi away.
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