Historic site · Vermont
Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark
Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the south-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cambridge State Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates44.64464, -72.87646
- 12.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 25.5 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 25.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 18 mi
- Sand Bar Causeway · 18 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 19 mi
- Granite Steps · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Putnam Hill: 1.5 mi
- Black Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.8 mi
- Warner Hill: 1.8 mi
- Buker Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Fairfax Community Corner: 6.7 mi
- Fairfax Recreational Trail: 6.8 mi
- Staford historical homestead: 7.0 mi
- Veterans' Park: 8.9 mi
- Johnson Skate Park: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Cambridge State Forest: 0.6 mi
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Maple Shade Town Forest: 7.6 mi
- Crane Brook Conservation District: 8.1 mi
- Underhill State Park: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Old Car: 7.2 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 7.9 mi
- Halfway House: 8.1 mi
- Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson: 11.2 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Devil's Dishpan: 9.9 mi
- Birnies Nose: 11.8 mi
- Main Face: 14.9 mi
- Wild West Wall: 14.9 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 15.0 mi
Museums: 17
- Cambridge Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 11.4 mi
- Milton Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 13.4 mi
- Noyes House Museum: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 15
- Milton Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 13.5 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fairfax Falls: 5.6 mi
- Sloping Falls: 9.7 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 9.9 mi
- Five Chutes: 10.0 mi
- Bingham Falls: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 10
- Poland Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 8.3 mi
- Journey's End: 9.5 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 14.5 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 10
- The Finger: 6.8 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 9.1 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 17.4 mi
- Reverence: 19.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 10
- Lake Elmore Beach: 18.6 mi
- Thayer Beach: 19.5 mi
- Thayer Beach: 19.9 mi
- Texaco Beach: 20.5 mi
- North Beach: 20.8 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 7.1 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 7.5 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 10.0 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Comstock Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 17.5 mi
- Accès rivière: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 17.5 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | SSE 156° | 1,340 m | 7.6 mi |
| Adams Apple | SSE 154° | 1,256 m | 7.5 mi |
| Lower Lip | SSE 158° | 1,256 m | 7.9 mi |
| The Nose | SSE 160° | 1,225 m | 8.7 mi |
| Upper Lip | SSE 159° | 1,208 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bear Head | SSE 152° | 1,192 m | 7.2 mi |
| The Forehead | SSE 161° | 1,189 m | 9.0 mi |
| Madonna Peak | SE 135° | 1,107 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:26 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/896639001
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 11 mi
- Essex · 15 mi
- Bolton Valley · 16 mi
- Chittenden County · 17 mi
- Colchester · 17 mi
- Richmond · 17 mi
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