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Arlington Civil War Memorial

Arlington Civil War Memorial from directly overhead

Arlington Civil War Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Arlington Center Memorial, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.

This pillar is a Civil War memorial of those from Arlington who lost their lives in the war. Erected in 1886.

About

The story

town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1630.

Wikidata Q2090461, matched on coordinates and name (535 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
IN GRATEFUL/REMEMBRANCE/OF THE SOLDIERS/OF ARLINGTON/WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES TO THEIR/COUNTRY IN THE/WAR FOR THE/DEFENSE OF THE /UNION 1861-1865
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.41431, -71.15056

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arlington Center Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Whittemore Park: 0.1 mi
  • Arlington Town Hall Park: 0.3 mi
  • Arlington Catholic High School Field: 0.4 mi
  • Buzzell Field: 0.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
  • Clarendon Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Rock Hill: 1.8 mi
Gardens
  • Tufts Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Alex's Place: 1.7 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Bikeway Community Garden: 2.0 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 24
  • Picnic Site 1: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 5.6 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 5.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.7 miles of Arlington Civil War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whipple HillNW 319°110 m2.6 mi
Loring HillWNW 291°109 m4.7 mi
Granny HillNW 306°108 m4.4 mi
Turkey HillNW 318°107 m1.7 mi
Zion HillNNW 332°107 m3.2 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 341°105 m2.3 mi
Mount IndependenceWNW 289°101 m3.4 mi
Mount GilboaWNW 300°95 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5331964880

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