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Fairfield County Veterans Memorial

Fairfield County Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Fairfield County Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 55 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
For God and country we dedicate this memorial in loving memory of our veterans. Friends, and relatives who have served their country so we may continue to enjoy freedom and a democracy. Fairfield county veterans memorial Dedicated November 11, 1985
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.71396, -82.60222

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Square: 0.0 mi
  • Zane Square: 0.0 mi
  • Fountain Square: 0.0 mi
  • Firehouse Park: 0.2 mi
  • Miller Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 53
Peaks: 32
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 20
  • William Tecumseh Sherman: 0.0 mi
  • Stonewall Cemetery: 2.5 mi
  • Washington County grindstone: 11.5 mi
  • Washington County grindstone: 11.5 mi
  • Carnegie Library: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 8.9 mi
  • Walker Farm: 12.1 mi
  • Adventure Golf: 14.8 mi
  • Rock House Cave: 15.0 mi
  • Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Rock House Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 17.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Devil's Bathtub: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 10
Gardens: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Hocking River ?: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic table: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairfield County Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fairfield County HPSW 236°380 m4.7 mi
Coffman KnobNNE 29°375 m24.6 mi
Jacobs LadderSSW 206°361 m4.8 mi
Buzzard Glory KnobNE 47°356 m24.1 mi
Emmanuel KnobSSW 205°354 m9.3 mi
Rock HillSSW 204°354 m23.6 mi
Christmas RocksSSW 200°346 m4.0 mi
Allen KnobWSW 242°344 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice06:0320:2221:02
September equinox07:1918:5419:29
December solstice07:4916:2717:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536372757367554334
Precip in2.92.33.43.94.24.14.23.43.23.12.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11712152385

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