Confederate Monument
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Confederate Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Ebright Azimuth stands 137 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
a granite obelisk approximately fifty feet high, with commemorative bronze plaques identifying Confederate soldiers who died while interred at Fort Delaware.
The story
monument in Finn's Point National Cemetery
Dates from 1910.
Wikidata Q136375445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of 2436 Confederate soldiers who died at Fort Delaware while prisoners of war and whose graves cannot now be individually identified.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 0.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Monument: 0.1 mi
- Fort Mott: 0.6 mi
- Votes For Women: 3.2 mi
- New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 3.2 mi
- Landing Place of William Penn: 3.3 mi
- Fort Mott State Park: 0.6 mi
- Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge: 1.9 mi
- Fort Delaware State Park: 2.8 mi
- Fort Delaware State Park: 2.8 mi
- Fort DuPont Parade Ground: 3.2 mi
- Middle Run Natural Area: 11.4 mi
- Kershaw Park: 11.6 mi
- William M. Redd, Jr. Park: 11.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill Ironmine Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Cedar Swamp Rocks Tract: 12.0 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Read House & Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 10.9 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 10.9 mi
- Native Garden: 11.0 mi
- Ticket Office New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 3.2 mi
- John M Cleveland Civil War Museum: 3.3 mi
- George Read II House: 3.3 mi
- Old Sheriff's House: 3.4 mi
- Dutch House Museum: 3.4 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 8.3 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 10.7 mi
- The Student: 10.8 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 11.3 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 8.7 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 9.7 mi
- Red Panda: 9.9 mi
- Andean Condor: 10.0 mi
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Big Mannington Hill: 10.4 mi
- Iron Hill: 10.6 mi
- Drummond Hill: 10.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 11.7 mi
- Grays Hill: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 23.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 23.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 3.2 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 4.4 mi
- Roachs Shore: 22.5 mi
- North East Beach Area: 24.5 mi
- Glenville: 8.3 mi
- Frenchtown: 15.3 mi
- Darling: 20.7 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 14.6 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 23.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebright Azimuth | N 7° | 137 m | 15.6 mi |
| Egg Hill | W 280° | 125 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 13° | 125 m | 24.7 mi |
| Osborne Hill | N 353° | 113 m | 21.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | NNW 335° | 101 m | 13.7 mi |
| Iron Hill | W 280° | 100 m | 10.6 mi |
| Foys Hill | W 267° | 92 m | 23.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 283° | 89 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1081020853
Day trips start here
- New Castle · 4 mi
- Pennsville · 4 mi
- Carneys Point · 8 mi
- Penns Grove · 9 mi
- Wilmington · 9 mi
- Salem County · 11 mi
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