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Confederate Monument

Confederate Monument from directly overhead

Confederate Monument is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Wildcat Hill stands 143 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Munden Park, a park 2.9 miles away. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

The Confederate Monument, also known as the Confederate Dead of Wilcox County, is an outdoor memorial in Camden, Alabama, in the United States. The monument was installed in 1880 by the Ladies Memorial and Wilcox Monumental Associations.

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Wikidata Q39079074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates31.99512, -87.29360

39 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • Munden Park: 2.9 mi
  • Bridgeport Public Use Area: 4.1 mi
  • Camden State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Holleys Ferry Access Point Park: 7.1 mi
  • Gulletts Bluff Park: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Peaks: 4
  • Grumpton Hills: 3.3 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Wildcat Hill: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat HillENE 67°143 m15.0 mi
Grumpton HillsSSE 152°135 m3.3 mi
Lookout HillS 190°132 m14.7 mi
Morgan HillNE 56°95 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:01
June solstice05:4419:2319:59
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4616:1216:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158647379818076655548

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camden 3 NW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13624873748

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