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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: 36
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 15
  • Abbe Museum: 0.0 mi
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 0.9 mi
  • Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Winter Harbor Historical Society: 5.9 mi
  • Somesville Museum and Gardens: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • 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
  • Bates Memorial: 4.8 mi
Lighthouses: 10
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
Gardens: 6
  • 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
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 MountainSSW466 m2.5 mi
Sargent MountainSW419 m4.5 mi
Dorr MountainSSW387 m2.3 mi
Pemetic MountainSSW380 m4.1 mi
Penobscot MountainSW360 m4.8 mi
Champlain MountainSSE323 m2.6 mi
Dike PeakSSW321 m3.7 mi
Gilmore PeakSW316 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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