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Canaan Veteran's Memorial

Canaan Veteran's Memorial from directly overhead

Canaan Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Loomis Hill stands 259 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Z, a attraction 0.8 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

The story

human settlement in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q3449048, matched on coordinates and name (303 m apart).

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates44.76053, -69.56488

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kennebec Banks Rest Area: 5.8 mi
  • Coburn Park: 7.2 mi
  • Memorial Field Complex: 7.3 mi
  • DeBe Park: 7.4 mi
  • Skowhegan Veterans Park: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Z: 0.8 mi
  • W: 0.8 mi
  • R: 0.9 mi
  • Y: 0.9 mi
  • S: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Skowhegan Indian Sculpture: 7.6 mi
  • Goodblood Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 11.8 mi
  • Veterans’ Memorial Bandstand (Plaque): 12.0 mi
Museums: 10
Artworks: 9
Gardens: 2
  • Dye Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Peace Garden: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Rome Town Beach: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Canaan Veteran's Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loomis HillNW 321°259 m5.0 mi
Lords HillNNW 346°258 m13.7 mi
Goodwin HillNNE 21°251 m7.5 mi
Bigelow HillWSW 248°238 m8.6 mi
Goodwin HillN 352°233 m1.6 mi
Mainstream MountainNNE 13°233 m14.4 mi
Parlin HillNNW 343°232 m11.7 mi
Chase HillNNE 12°230 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:51
June solstice04:5319:4320:28
September equinox06:2617:5918:38
December solstice07:1315:1216:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828415463696759473624
Precip in3.22.63.43.83.54.43.73.73.64.93.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harmony, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1163476108

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