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Eden's Civil War Monument

Eden's Civil War Monument from directly overhead

Eden's Civil War Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the south-southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Abbe Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

1879 monument. Top is a Union soldier with rifle facing south.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In Memory of Eden’s Sons 1861-1865
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.38734, -68.20653

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Village Green: 0.1 mi
  • Barker Park: 0.2 mi
  • Agamont Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harborview Park: 0.3 mi
  • Grant Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 37
Gardens: 21
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 0.9 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 17
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 0.4 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 1.1 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 2.0 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 2.0 mi
  • John Innes Kane: 2.0 mi
Museums: 16
  • Abbe Museum: 0.0 mi
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 0.9 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Winter Harbor Historical Society: 5.9 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Springs: 8
  • Red Rock Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Fern Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Maple Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Birch Spring: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 0.3 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 0.3 mi
  • The Bubble: 4.0 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 4.7 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 1.5 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 7.2 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Long Falls: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 0.2 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 15.1 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Double Arch: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 8.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Eden's Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainSSW 200°466 m2.5 mi
Sargent MountainSW 227°419 m4.5 mi
Dorr MountainSSW 192°387 m2.3 mi
Pemetic MountainSSW 208°380 m4.1 mi
Penobscot MountainSW 218°360 m4.8 mi
Champlain MountainSSE 166°323 m2.6 mi
Dike PeakSSW 195°321 m3.7 mi
Gilmore PeakSW 227°316 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4919:3720:21
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0715:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13148577878

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