Confederate Monument
Confederate Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wailes Bluff, a cliff 1.9 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway runs past it. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49479723, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
- On the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 8 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Confederate Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- First District Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Cardinal Gibbons Park: 2.7 mi
- Saint Inigoes Landing: 3.0 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City Park: 6.6 mi
- Lighthouse: 8.2 mi
- "On Watch": 16.8 mi
- Squatting Woman with Shawl: 18.0 mi
- Seated Woman: 18.0 mi
- Resting: 18.0 mi
- Civil War Museum / Marshland Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City Visitors Center: 7.0 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City: 7.2 mi
- The Maryland Dove: 7.4 mi
- St. John's Site (Historic St. Mary's City): 7.5 mi
- Saint Jerome Beach: 3.1 mi
- Swimming Beach: 4.0 mi
- Saint George Island Beach: 6.5 mi
- Piney Point Beach: 8.7 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 9.3 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 2.6 mi
- Shingle Hill: 13.3 mi
- Hogans Hill: 17.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 19.4 mi
- Thompson Hill: 20.6 mi
- Elms Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 9.7 mi
- Kohls Island Reserve: 15.0 mi
- South Marsh Island Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Fort Lincoln: 3.8 mi
- Commemorative to The Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland: 7.2 mi
- Freedom of Conscience: 7.5 mi
- African American Monument: 12.8 mi
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory: 16.3 mi
- Wailes Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Yellows Banks: 8.2 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 21.3 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 7.6 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | W 261° | 55 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pantico Hill | W 263° | 52 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sexton Hill | WSW 257° | 52 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Airy | WNW 283° | 47 m | 23.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 266° | 46 m | 19.4 mi |
| Clifton Hill | WNW 281° | 46 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chantilly Hill | W 280° | 45 m | 23.5 mi |
| Richmond Hill | WSW 241° | 43 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Inigoes Webster Nolf, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358247837
Day trips start here
- Point Lookout · 4 mi
- St. Mary's City · 8 mi
- Lexington Park · 12 mi
- Hooper's Island · 17 mi
- Solomons · 18 mi
- Leonardtown · 20 mi
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