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Confederate Monument

Confederate Monument, a historic site in New Jersey
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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. 346 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

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

Coordinates39.61172, -75.55609

Overlooks nearby

346 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Fort Mott State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge: 1.9 mi
  • Fort Delaware State Park: 2.8 mi
  • Fort DuPont Parade Ground: 3.2 mi
  • Battery Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • 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
Nature reserves: 52
  • 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
Museums: 43
Gardens: 43
Attractions: 30
Artworks: 29
  • 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
Peaks: 20
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Deemer's Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Roachs Shore: 22.5 mi
  • North East Beach Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 2

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
Ebright AzimuthN137 m15.6 mi
Egg HillW125 m18.5 mi
Hunting HillNNE125 m24.7 mi
Osborne HillN113 m21.7 mi
Horseshoe HillNNW101 m13.7 mi
Iron HillW100 m10.6 mi
Foys HillW92 m23.9 mi
Chestnut HillWNW89 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3619:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473787669574738
Precip in3.22.84.23.53.64.74.44.04.43.73.13.9

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1081020853

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