Global War on Terror Memorial
Global War on Terror Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Catamint Hill stands 152 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Foxborough Common, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 18.4 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 23.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 2 mi
- Lookout Point · 5 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tom Brady: 2.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.0 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 5.6 mi
- Oliver Ames: 7.5 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 8.0 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 2.1 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 7.2 mi
- Children's Museum Easton: 7.6 mi
- Morse House: 7.7 mi
- Centre Burial Ground: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Hall: 0.1 mi
- Morseville: 1.5 mi
- In Honor of Robert C. Libbey: 3.2 mi
- Robsinson Park: 3.2 mi
- Foolish Hill: 1.2 mi
- Neponset Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Crackrock: 1.6 mi
- High Rock: 1.8 mi
- Dudley Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 5.4 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 6.1 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 6.5 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 7.7 mi
- Chilson Beach: 8.6 mi
- West Common: 4.6 mi
- Julia's Garden: 5.5 mi
- Big A Hedge: 8.4 mi
- Katie's Garden: 9.1 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 9.1 mi
- Foxborough Common: 0.0 mi
- Cocasset River Park: 1.4 mi
- Gavin's Pond Soccer Complex: 2.4 mi
- Lowney Common: 2.8 mi
- Mansfield Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- King Philip Rock: 3.6 mi
- Ames Boulder: 4.5 mi
- Path Continues: 7.6 mi
- G's Place: 7.8 mi
- Trailers: 8.0 mi
- King Philip Cave: 3.4 mi
- King Philip Rock: 3.6 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 13.2 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 14.5 mi
- Pond Cave: 14.5 mi
- Gilmore: 0.5 mi
- Foxboro Co: 0.5 mi
- Cocasset Brook Greenbelt: 0.7 mi
- Hersey Farm: 0.9 mi
- Murray's Brook Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 4.4 mi
- 16-34: 5.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 17.1 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 18.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.8 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Global War on Terror Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catamint Hill | WSW 246° | 152 m | 10.9 mi |
| Diamond Hill | WSW 242° | 144 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bluff Hill | NNE 28° | 138 m | 3.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 259° | 138 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bucks Hill | WSW 255° | 137 m | 8.1 mi |
| Snow Hill | N 350° | 137 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cedar Hill | N 353° | 134 m | 10.5 mi |
| High Rock | W 264° | 127 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8584542301
Day trips start here
- Foxborough · 0 mi
- Mansfield · 3 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 4 mi
- Sharon · 5 mi
- Walpole · 5 mi
- North Attleborough · 7 mi
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