Fairfield County Veterans Memorial
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. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
How to reach it
- 54.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 23.9 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 20 mi
- Stag · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Keller-Kirn Park: 1.5 mi
- Charles Alley Nature Park: 2.9 mi
- Shallenberger State Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Stone Canyon Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Stoney Hill Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Main Hill: 0.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 0.9 mi
- Waterworks Hill: 1.2 mi
- Claypool Knob: 2.2 mi
- Buck Run Knob: 2.5 mi
- Sherman House State Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Georgian Museum: 0.1 mi
- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: 0.1 mi
- Goslin Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Historical Aircraft Squadron Museum: 4.3 mi
- 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
- Stonewall Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 11.5 mi
- Carnegie Library: 14.2 mi
- Stewart's Folly: 14.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.0 mi
- The Space Between Us: 0.0 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 0.1 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 4.6 mi
- Pickerington Ponds Mural: 15.8 mi
- Chief Logan: 15.8 mi
- 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
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 1.1 mi
- Pickerington Community Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Magnolias: 20.4 mi
- Flowering Shrubs: 20.4 mi
- Zen Garden: 20.8 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Hunters Rock: 17.3 mi
- Airplane Rock: 17.6 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Sphinx Head: 19.7 mi
- Moscow: 18.5 mi
- Hibernia: 21.0 mi
- Wonderland: 24.5 mi
- Hocking River ?: 10.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County HP | SW 236° | 380 m | 4.7 mi |
| Coffman Knob | NNE 29° | 375 m | 24.6 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | SSW 206° | 361 m | 4.8 mi |
| Buzzard Glory Knob | NE 47° | 356 m | 24.1 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | SSW 205° | 354 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rock Hill | SSW 204° | 354 m | 23.6 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | SSW 200° | 346 m | 4.0 mi |
| Allen Knob | WSW 242° | 344 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:27 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11712152385
Day trips start here
- Southeast Ohio · 21 mi
- Heath · 24 mi
- Columbus/South · 25 mi
- Newark · 26 mi
- Columbus · 27 mi
- Columbus/University Area · 29 mi
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