Civil War Memorial
Civil War Memorial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Oak Hill stands 150 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Scarborough Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1913-06-21
- Inscription
- Scarboro/To Her Sons/Who Fought/For The Union/1776-1913
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cascade Falls Park: 2.1 mi
- Frontrunner Park: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Snowberry Ocean View Park: 3.1 mi
- Harmon Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Hemlock Grove Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Milliken Mills Trails: 1.8 mi
- Scarborough River Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Blue Point Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Thurston Donation: 2.5 mi
- Scottow Hill: 1.7 mi
- Blue Point Hill: 1.8 mi
- Slater Hill: 2.8 mi
- Carter Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 3.2 mi
- Grand Beach: 3.0 mi
- Surfside Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pine Point Beach: 3.3 mi
- Back Shore: 3.7 mi
- Ferry Beach: 3.7 mi
- World War Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Rock: 6.5 mi
- Company M, 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Operation Desert Storm Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- The Garden at Gull Crest: 7.4 mi
- The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 7.6 mi
- The Parks Department Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Libbytown Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Elks Club: 6.7 mi
- Ampitheater: 7.5 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 9.4 mi
- Portland Observatory: 9.6 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 17.4 mi
- Scarborough Museum: 0.2 mi
- Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum: 3.7 mi
- York Institute Museum: 5.5 mi
- Tate House Museum: 7.1 mi
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: 7.4 mi
- Tidal Moon: 6.6 mi
- Split Bench: 6.6 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 8.0 mi
- Wire Globe: 8.2 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 6.6 mi
- Slackcrack: 6.7 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 10.4 mi
- Cod Ledges: 10.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 11.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 2.1 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 11.9 mi
- First Falls: 18.9 mi
- Steep Falls: 20.5 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 20.0 mi
- Davis Spring: 24.2 mi
- Bug Light: 9.7 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Civil War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | NW 323° | 150 m | 14.8 mi |
| Grant Hill | WSW 254° | 146 m | 14.0 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNE 13° | 145 m | 12.6 mi |
| Breakheart Hill | NW 321° | 144 m | 14.1 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNE 15° | 129 m | 12.5 mi |
| Milliken Hill | N 4° | 119 m | 12.2 mi |
| Jones Hill | N 3° | 118 m | 13.6 mi |
| Nash Hill | N 359° | 117 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/926913522
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