Confederate Memorial
Confederate Memorial is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Logan Hill stands 154 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fulton City Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 275 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
The Confederate Memorial includes a 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) Confederate soldier statue atop an arch anchored in the Fulton, Kentucky Fairview Cemetery. Funded in 1902 by the Colonel Ed Crossland Chapter No. 347 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the historic monument is the only such monument in Kentucky to feature an arched base, made of rough-hewn limestone.
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Wikidata Q5159688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 274.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
93 named places within 25 miles
- Fulton City Park: 0.2 mi
- Bennie Gordon Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Campbell Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Pontotoc Park: 0.7 mi
- Unity Park: 0.7 mi
- Camp Bearregard Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Casey Jones Marker: 9.0 mi
- Central School Monument: 11.8 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Confederate Memorial Gates: 21.2 mi
- The Angry Axe: 11.5 mi
- The Fear Factory: 11.5 mi
- Mill Ridge: 11.7 mi
- McDonald's Pumpkin Village: 11.7 mi
- The Settlement: 11.7 mi
- “Coaches” Statue: 11.7 mi
- Davy Crockett: 11.7 mi
- Ronald Reagan: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 11.8 mi
- Prometheus: 11.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden Eagle Scout Project: 11.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.6 mi
- European Garden: 11.6 mi
- Children's Discovery Garden: 11.7 mi
- American Garden: 11.7 mi
- Logan Hill: 15.3 mi
- Red Hill: 16.8 mi
- Mathis Hill: 17.6 mi
- Wilson Hill: 20.1 mi
- Fishgap Hill: 22.7 mi
- Discovery Center: 11.8 mi
- Geodesic Dome: 11.8 mi
- Magnolia Place Liberty Hall: 11.8 mi
- Warren Thomas Museum: 17.6 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 21.6 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 24.7 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Belmont: 22.1 mi
- Three States: 23.1 mi
- A: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confederate Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Hill | WSW 251° | 154 m | 15.3 mi |
| Fishgap Hill | W 265° | 154 m | 22.7 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 147° | 153 m | 16.8 mi |
| Wilson Hill | W 273° | 143 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mathis Hill | WSW 258° | 119 m | 17.6 mi |
| Indian Mound | W 280° | 92 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martin U OF T Branch E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000699OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Confederate Memorial in Fulton, reference 97000699, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4725439241
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