Groton Monument

Groton Monument: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Groton Monument

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Groton Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.35496, -72.07940. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Groton Monument

• Fort Griswold · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~0 km · Must-see
• Huntington Street Baptist Church · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Trumbull · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Williams Memorial Park Historic District · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Coast Guard Memorial Chapel · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lyman Allyn Museum of Art · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bates Woods Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Connecticut College Arboretum · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• New London Harbor Light · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Avery Point Lighthouse · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bluff Point State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ocean Beach Park · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• New London Ledge Lighthouse · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Gungywamp Hill · viewpoint · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Harkness Memorial State Park · park · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Haley Farm State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Morgan Point Lighthouse · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Groton Monument

Other forts & heritage near Groton Monument

• Fort Griswold · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fort Trumbull · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Williams Memorial Park Historic District · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• New London Ledge Lighthouse · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Shantok Park · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• New England Hebrew Farmers of the Emanuel Society Synagogue and Creamery Site · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Watch Hill Lighthouse · fort · South · ~24 km · Must-see
• Long Society Meetinghouse · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Terry · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saybrook Breakwater Light · fort · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~30 km · Must-see

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