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Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument

Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument from directly overhead

Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Wheeler Mountain stands 969 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran’s Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
BETHEL TO HER LOYAL SONS 1861 – 1865
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.40804, -70.78892

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Bethel Common: 0.3 mi
  • Davis Park: 0.4 mi
  • Angevine Park: 2.7 mi
  • Dunham Recreational Park: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
  • Kees Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 9.0 mi
  • P6: 21.6 mi
  • P10: 21.6 mi
  • P5: 21.6 mi
  • P9: 21.6 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Moose Cave: 14.2 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 19.7 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 21.2 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 22.3 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Rumford Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 18.8 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 19.8 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 21.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 17.2 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 22.9 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 15.1 mi
  • Loon Mural: 24.7 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler MountainWNW 295°969 m6.6 mi
Black MountainWNW 299°964 m6.8 mi
OzWNW 302°958 m6.8 mi
Jordan BowlWNW 303°939 m6.9 mi
Aurora PeakNW 306°844 m6.3 mi
Spruce PeakNW 308°835 m6.0 mi
Jordan MountainNW 306°809 m7.5 mi
Barker MountainNW 311°791 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice05:0019:4720:32
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1715:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11534989480

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