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Civil War monument

Civil War monument from directly overhead

Civil War monument is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Spruce Mountain stands 902 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabot Common, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut River Byway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF CABOT SOLDIERS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR OF THE REBELLION 1861 1865 DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI
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Coordinates44.40316, -72.31018

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cabot Common: 0.0 mi
  • Bunny Farm: 1.6 mi
  • Nichols Ledge: 3.9 mi
  • Plainfield Town Forest: 7.8 mi
  • Groton Nature Center: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 32
Attractions: 18
  • A.M. Foster Bridge: 2.5 mi
  • Walden Mountain Alpaca Farm: 8.2 mi
  • Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge: 9.5 mi
  • Great Vermont Corn Maze: 12.7 mi
  • Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks: 14.1 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cheever Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Moss Glen Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Cadys falls: 19.1 mi
  • Ogontz Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Gorge: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shady Rill Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Runaway Pond: 16.6 mi
  • Accès rivière: 21.3 mi
  • Moore Dam Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 15.1 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Kettle Pond State Park: 7.5 mi
  • Beavin & Sons: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Marshfield Ledges: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 19.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lac Littleton: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Civil War monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainS 191°902 m11.9 mi
Wheelock MountainNE 35°843 m13.0 mi
Ide MountainNE 37°796 m12.2 mi
Cow HillESE 111°781 m4.8 mi
Stannard MountainNNE 31°779 m9.6 mi
Round MountainNE 38°774 m9.7 mi
Lookout MountainESE 121°762 m5.1 mi
Little Spruce MountainS 178°758 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:02
June solstice05:0619:5320:38
September equinox06:3718:1018:49
December solstice07:2315:2516:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626395261676557443321
Precip in2.72.42.63.23.64.64.73.43.54.32.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/547514032

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