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Civil War Memorial

Civil War Memorial from directly overhead

Civil War Memorial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Mount Tom stands 519 m to the north-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates44.22663, -70.51466

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moore Park: 0.0 mi
  • Paris River Park: 0.2 mi
  • Stony Brook Nature Area: 0.5 mi
  • McLaughlin Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Oxford Hills Skate Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 39
  • Oxford County Fairground: 2.6 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 8.4 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 9.9 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 11.5 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Gage Rice Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Otisfield Town Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 16
  • Paris Hill Historical Society: 2.6 mi
  • Herbon Historical Society: 5.8 mi
  • Poland Historical Society: 12.8 mi
  • Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Poland Spring Museum: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 8
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 0.8 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 15.3 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Kezar Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Kees Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 5.4 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Civil War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNNE 16°519 m7.8 mi
Streaked MountainENE 73°512 m4.9 mi
Spruce HillsNNE 16°475 m7.6 mi
The PinnacleN 11°459 m7.0 mi
Noyes MountainNW 306°458 m7.6 mi
Ryerson HillNNE 28°425 m5.1 mi
Singepole MountainE 92°424 m3.2 mi
Owls HeadENE 72°422 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5919:4620:30
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1515:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192230425463696860483726
Precip in3.63.03.84.23.84.43.93.53.95.14.44.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11382086202

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