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Civil War Monument

Civil War Monument from directly overhead

Civil War Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Losees Hill stands 647 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Thrall Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The marker reads, "ERECTED 1879 to the Memory of the Soldiers of the Town of WALLKILL. The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.45039, -74.41560

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
  • Firemen's Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • cement foundation ruins: 5.0 mi
  • The Standard Bearer: 5.9 mi
  • Washington Mine Adit: 7.7 mi
  • Empire Mine Collapsed Adit: 7.9 mi
Parks
  • Thrall Park: 0.0 mi
  • North Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jerome W. Neil Jr. Park: 0.2 mi
  • Katherine Chappell memorial park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Power Teach: 13.7 mi
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 14.7 mi
  • Storm King Wall: 18.1 mi
  • Three-Fold Manifestation II: 18.1 mi
  • Wave Field: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 35
Nature reserves: 31
Museums: 30
Gardens: 29
  • The Meditation Garden: 1.4 mi
  • East Coast: 7.2 mi
  • Middle America: 7.2 mi
  • New York City: 7.2 mi
  • Midtown: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Stone Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Wanaksink Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
  • LakemPanoranma Beach: 15.2 mi
  • West End Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Vernon Valley Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Mullet Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Denton Falls: 13.8 mi
  • High Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Mines Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Katrina Falls: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Middletown Rest Area: 2.0 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 12.7 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 12.9 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Losees HillN647 m15.3 mi
Bear HillN593 m15.0 mi
Mount Don BoscoN572 m16.5 mi
High PointSW551 m15.6 mi
Mount MeenahgaN532 m16.8 mi
Schunnemunk MountainESE507 m16.0 mi
Taylor MountainS454 m17.0 mi
Mount HopeWNW428 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2519:5420:36
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2115:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836495968727163534131
Precip in2.62.13.04.03.84.64.24.54.34.53.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown 2 NW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1516191325

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