Historic site · Vermont
Civil War Memorial
Civil War Memorial is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Farr Peak stands 1,071 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Club Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.8 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Rochester, to her fallen soldiers 1861 1865
How to reach it
Coordinates43.87406, -72.80750
- 7.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 8 mi
- Mt Tom · 22 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 22 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Austin Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Reeder: 1.2 mi
- Rogers Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mount Cushman: 2.7 mi
- Cobble Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Mount Cushman State Park: 2.6 mi
- Common: 6.6 mi
- Randolph-Town Recreation Center: 7.6 mi
- Rood State Park: 8.5 mi
- Bethel Bandshell & Common: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 3.7 mi
- Honor Roll: 6.6 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 6.9 mi
- Bethel Village Historic District: 9.1 mi
- Robert Frost Summer Home: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 8.6 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 9.0 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 10.2 mi
- Goshen Town Forest: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 20
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 11.7 mi
- Asael Smith Farm: 13.3 mi
- No. 13 School House: 13.9 mi
- Climate Change Yacht Club: 15.2 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 15.4 mi
Museums: 18
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 7.8 mi
- Brandon Museum: 15.2 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 15.9 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 17.1 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 18
- Whale Dance: 10.2 mi
- Big Frog: 11.2 mi
- Queen Connie: 14.8 mi
- Oculus: 20.0 mi
- Around and About: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Texas Falls: 6.3 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 10.2 mi
- Falls of Lana: 12.9 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 13.4 mi
- Warren Falls: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Silent Cliff: 7.9 mi
- The Great Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Top Rock: 14.5 mi
- Deer Leap: 14.5 mi
- Upper Tier: 14.5 mi
Covered bridges: 11
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 15.4 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 6
- South Royalton Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Robert Frost Wayside: 11.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- White River Swimming Spot: 14.8 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Civil War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farr Peak | WSW 237° | 1,071 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bloodroot Mountain | SW 227° | 1,061 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SW 219° | 1,027 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cape Lookoff Mountain | W 261° | 1,024 m | 8.3 mi |
| Gillespie Peak | W 269° | 1,019 m | 8.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 224° | 1,018 m | 5.6 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,002 m | 8.7 mi |
| Boyce Mountain | NW 316° | 989 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10228705622
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 19 mi
- Waitsfield · 22 mi
- Woodstock · 22 mi
- Quechee · 25 mi
- Norwich · 27 mi
- Hanover · 28 mi
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