Camp Bearregard Memorial
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Camp Bearregard Memorial is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Logan Hill stands 154 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fulton City Park, a park 6.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 13 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
The Camp Beauregard Memorial, outside Water Valley, Kentucky on Kentucky state road 2422 northeast of town, marks the site of a Confederate States Army encampment named for General P. G. T. Beauregard. The camp was situated to protect the right flank of the Confederate encampment at Columbus, Kentucky.
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Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q5026993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
72 named places within 25 miles
- Fulton City Park: 6.3 mi
- Bennie Gordon Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Campbell Plaza: 6.8 mi
- Pontotoc Park: 6.8 mi
- Unity Park: 6.9 mi
- A-Maize-ing Farms - Kentucky's Largest Corn Maze: 14.9 mi
- The Angry Axe: 16.5 mi
- The Fear Factory: 18.0 mi
- Mill Ridge: 18.0 mi
- McDonald's Pumpkin Village: 18.0 mi
- “Coaches” Statue: 16.5 mi
- "Friends" Statue: 16.6 mi
- Davy Crockett: 18.1 mi
- Ronald Reagan: 18.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 18.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden Eagle Scout Project: 15.9 mi
- UTM Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 17.9 mi
- European Garden: 18.0 mi
- Children's Discovery Garden: 18.0 mi
- Discovery Center: 18.1 mi
- Geodesic Dome: 18.1 mi
- Magnolia Place Liberty Hall: 18.2 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 22.0 mi
- Warren Thomas Museum: 22.0 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Casey Jones Marker: 13.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial Gates: 14.8 mi
- Central School Monument: 18.1 mi
- Red Hill: 18.9 mi
- Logan Hill: 21.4 mi
- Mathis Hill: 23.5 mi
- Potato Hill: 24.1 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Belmont: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Bearregard Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Hill | WSW 245° | 154 m | 21.4 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 167° | 153 m | 18.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | NE 44° | 144 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mathis Hill | WSW 250° | 119 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martin U OF T Branch E, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000698OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley, reference 97000698, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4715340477
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