Historic site · Maine
Civil War Monument
Civil War Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Mount Pisgah stands 246 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In Honor Of Her Heroic Sons Who Died In The War For The Union And To Commend Their Example To Succeeding Generations This Monument Is Erected By The City of Augusta A. D. 1881
How to reach it
Coordinates44.31119, -69.77893
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Monument Park: 0.0 mi
- Welcome to Augusta: 0.2 mi
- Gage Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Market Sqaure: 0.3 mi
- Augusta Waterfront Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Burnt Hill: 0.7 mi
- Howard Hill: 1.1 mi
- Granite Hill: 2.6 mi
- Lithgow Hill: 2.7 mi
- Winter Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Howard Hill Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Judy Kane Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Bond Brook Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Augusta Nature Education Center: 1.3 mi
- Effie L. Berry Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
Museums: 22
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 0.2 mi
- Maine State Museum: 0.4 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Old Fort Western: 0.5 mi
- Klahr Center: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
- World War I Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 0.4 mi
- Old Fort Western: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 13
- Liberty Bell: 0.3 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 1.8 mi
- Dummer House: 1.8 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 9.2 mi
- Kiddie Land: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 11
- Samantha Smith: 0.4 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 0.4 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 0.4 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 0.9 mi
- Fisher Man: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Cony Circle Garden: 0.6 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 0.8 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 1.3 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Loon Cove: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 5.6 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 5.9 mi
- Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 14.1 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 0.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | W 268° | 246 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NW 317° | 238 m | 14.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 295° | 221 m | 15.1 mi |
| Danforth Hill | SW 227° | 208 m | 15.8 mi |
| Morrison Heights | W 274° | 204 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hornbeam Mountain | NW 323° | 204 m | 14.2 mi |
| Monks Hill | WNW 303° | 203 m | 6.1 mi |
| Allen Hill | NW 315° | 193 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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