Civil War Monument
Civil War Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is WWI Doughboy Statue, a historic site 0.2 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1887-07-04
- Inscription
- Erected In Honor Of The Men Of Lincoln Who Served Their Country In The War Which Preserved The Union, Destroyed Slavery And Maintained The Constitution
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
118 named places within 25 miles
- Fish Hill: 1.4 mi
- Wilson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Grays Hill: 4.9 mi
- Bagley Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Dow Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Robert A. MacEachern Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Prince Thomas Park: 0.2 mi
- Marguerite Flanders Playground: 0.3 mi
- Albert Thomas Park: 0.5 mi
- Edwards Family Children's Fishing Park: 1.7 mi
- Pond Farm Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- David Priest (Dwinal Pond) Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Seboeis Plantation Public Reserved Land: 12.4 mi
- Magoon Pond Public Reserved Land: 15.0 mi
- Howland Research Forest: 16.4 mi
- WWI Doughboy Statue: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Children's Memorial: 11.6 mi
- The River Drivers Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.1 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 21.3 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 22.5 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 24.0 mi
- Cole's Landing Beach: 9.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 17.2 mi
- Riceville: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passadumkeag Mountain | SSE 157° | 442 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mattamiscontis Mountain | WNW 300° | 380 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 309° | 379 m | 24.2 mi |
| Duck Mountain | SE 126° | 362 m | 22.8 mi |
| Brown Hill | E 84° | 338 m | 22.4 mi |
| Little Mattamiscontis Mountain | WNW 298° | 333 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bowers Mountain | E 87° | 317 m | 22.9 mi |
| Schoodic Mountain | WNW 286° | 314 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:41 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:05 | 15:54 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1768951141
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