1836 Battle Monument
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1836 Battle Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 33 m. Rail Tree Hill stands 111 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old North Bridge site, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
The Minute Man is an 1874 sculpture by Daniel Chester French in Minute Man National Historical Park, located in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. It was created between 1871 and 1874 after extensive research, and was originally intended to be made of stone. The medium was switched to bronze and it was cast from ten Civil War-era cannons appropriated by Congress. The statue depicts a minuteman stepping away from his plow to join the patriot forces at the Battle of Concord, at the start of the American Revolutionary War. The young man has an overcoat thrown over his plow, and has a musket in his hand. Nineteenth-century art historians noticed that the pose resembles that of the Apollo Belvedere. Until the late twentieth century, it was assumed that the pose was transposed from the earlier statue. Based on Daniel Chester French's journals, modern art historians have shown that the Apollo Belvedere was only one of several statues that were used in the research for The Minute Man. The statue was unveiled in 1875 for the centennial of the Battle of Concord. It received critical acclaim and continues to be praised by commentators. The statue has been a suffragette symbol and a symbol of the United States National Guard and its components, the Army National Guard, and the Air National Guard, and depicted on coins such as the 1925 Lexington–Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar and the 2000 Massachusetts state quarter.
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Dates from 1874.
Wikidata Q16509688, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 33 m
- Inscription
- Here on the 19th of April 1775 was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the invading Army and on this spot the first of the enemy fell in the War of that Revolution which ...
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old North Bridge site: 0.1 mi
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 0.6 mi
- The Quad: 0.7 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 0.7 mi
- Willard Common: 0.9 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 0.1 mi
- Dream World: 3.3 mi
- Watershed: 3.3 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 3.3 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 3.3 mi
- Poplar Hill: 0.2 mi
- Nashawtuc Hill: 0.8 mi
- Punkatasset Hill: 0.9 mi
- Buttricks Hill: 1.5 mi
- Holden Hill: 1.5 mi
- Daniel Chester French grave: 0.5 mi
- Henry David Thoreau grave: 0.5 mi
- Nathaniel Hawthorne grave: 0.5 mi
- Melvin Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave: 0.5 mi
- Monument Square: 0.5 mi
- Planted Canoe: 1.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 2.3 mi
- C Courtney Comeau Land: 0.8 mi
- Ellen Emerson Grove: 0.8 mi
- Willard Common: 0.8 mi
- Willard Common Water Department Land: 0.8 mi
- Brengle Ham Field: 0.9 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 0.9 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 1.0 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 1.0 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 2.1 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 8.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 10.6 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.7 mi
- Memorial Beach: 11.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 11.4 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.9 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.3 mi
- Valley Shelter: 7.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 16.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.1 mi
- The Falls: 23.6 mi
- Cascades: 23.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 8.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.1 mi
- Haywardville: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of 1836 Battle Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 338° | 111 m | 5.3 mi |
| Nagog Hill | WNW 299° | 111 m | 5.4 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 285° | 110 m | 2.4 mi |
| Great Hill | W 270° | 109 m | 5.3 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 110° | 109 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 154° | 106 m | 2.4 mi |
| Summer Hill | WSW 248° | 106 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hemlock Hill | NNE 16° | 105 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/11781546252
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