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Civil War Monument

Civil War Monument from directly overhead

Civil War Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Brook Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.03595, -71.09828

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.0 mi
  • Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.0 mi
  • Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.0 mi
  • Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.0 mi
  • Eastondale Playground: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
  • Oliver Ames: 2.3 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 6.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 6.6 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 6.7 mi
Attractions
  • Old Shed: 3.6 mi
  • Old Shed: 3.6 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 3.7 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.2 mi
Gardens
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Lingan Street Beach: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 48
  • King Philip Cave: 5.2 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 12.7 mi
  • The Shield: 13.9 mi
  • S Wall: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • Oak Grove: 3.8 mi
  • 12: 11.3 mi
  • 11: 11.3 mi
  • 8: 11.3 mi
  • 10: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 12.4 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
Great Blue HillN 356°193 m12.2 mi
Moose HillNW 316°163 m8.5 mi
Chickatawbut HillN 8°156 m13.0 mi
Hancock HillN 1°155 m12.6 mi
Buck HillN 5°151 m12.4 mi
Fenno PeakN 9°151 m13.0 mi
Hemenway HillN 360°140 m12.6 mi
Bluff HillNW 311°138 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11579611667

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