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Denmark Civil War Monument

Denmark Civil War Monument from directly overhead

Denmark Civil War Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Pleasant Mountain stands 611 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bicentennial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

town in Oxford County, Maine

Dates from 1807.

Wikidata Q3476682, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1913-06-26
Material
westerly_granite
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.97044, -70.80386

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Brownfield Bridge Canoe Access: 4.1 mi
  • Woods Pond Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond State Water Access: 5.3 mi
  • Sandy Creek Park: 6.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Bull Ring Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Pleasant Mountain Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Peabody-Fitch Woods: 4.1 mi
  • Maine State Lands: 4.3 mi
  • Black Brook Bog: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 8.5 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 11.4 mi
  • PRIVATE sign: 12.0 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 13.0 mi
  • Amphitheatre: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 36
  • Denmark Town Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 9.1 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Sebago Town Beach: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 28
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 15
Waterfalls: 12
  • Hiram Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Steep Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 19.5 mi
  • Chandler Gorge: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Mary's Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 7.4 mi
  • Pollinator's Garden: 18.6 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 22.1 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Davis Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 20.0 mi
  • lower falls: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Loon Mural: 7.5 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 7.7 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Denmark Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant MountainNNW 347°611 m4.0 mi
Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald PeakN 352°587.1 m4.9 mi
Pleasant Mountain - North PeakN 350°579.6 m5.2 mi
Stone MountainSW 232°494 m6.7 mi
Bill Merrill MountainSSW 198°491 m8.4 mi
Burnt Meadow Mountains, North PeakSW 235°480 m6.0 mi
Burnt Meadow MountainsSW 227°462 m7.5 mi
Mount MiserySSW 192°461 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:56
June solstice05:0119:4620:30
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1515:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425462676658463625
Precip in3.33.34.14.53.84.44.13.84.15.44.54.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Hiram, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11055697429

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