General Devens
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General Devens is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Major Taylor Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
The equestrian statue of Charles Devens (also known as the Worcester County Devens Memorial Statue) is a public monument in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Located in front of the old Worcester County Courthouse in the Institutional District, the equestrian statue honors Charles Devens, who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later served as United States Attorney General. The statue was designed by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter and was dedicated on July 4, 1906.
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Wikidata Q104759277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Square: 0.1 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.2 mi
- Betty Price Playground: 0.5 mi
- The Quad: 0.5 mi
- Institute Park: 0.6 mi
- World War One Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 1898: 0.1 mi
- Fraternity Rock: 0.4 mi
- Tau Beta Pi Bent: 0.4 mi
- Earle Square: 0.5 mi
- Belmont Hill: 0.2 mi
- Chandler Hill: 0.7 mi
- Crown Hill: 0.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.9 mi
- Poet Hill: 1.0 mi
- Worcester Wall: 1.0 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 1.7 mi
- Mine Shaft: 2.1 mi
- Thinking Rock: 2.9 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Crow Hill & Fitzgerald Brook Conservation Restriction: 1.6 mi
- Clark University Property: 1.7 mi
- Hadwen Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Perkins Farm: 2.8 mi
- Curtis Pond Parcel: 2.8 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 2.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.2 mi
- Lawn Garden: 7.2 mi
- Tremont Columns: 0.4 mi
- Celtic Cross: 0.6 mi
- Turtle Boy: 0.7 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 0.7 mi
- Human Chess Board: 0.8 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 0.0 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 0.1 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- EcoTarium: 1.8 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 2.4 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 4.1 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 9.8 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 10.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 12.4 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 13.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 6.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Ice Fall: 16.1 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 16.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Picnic: 22.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 19.6 mi
- Cascades: 19.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.0 mi
- Dana: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of General Devens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | WNW 293° | 421 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | WNW 297° | 399 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crocker Hill | WNW 295° | 369 m | 6.9 mi |
| Elliott Hill | W 276° | 359 m | 6.2 mi |
| Cooper Hill | WNW 285° | 358 m | 5.9 mi |
| Howe Hill | WNW 282° | 352 m | 5.5 mi |
| Stonehouse Hill | NW 312° | 330 m | 4.3 mi |
| Carey Hill | W 259° | 327 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1038794856
Day trips start here
- Worcester · 0 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 4 mi
- Shrewsbury · 5 mi
- Millbury · 6 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 8 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
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