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Global War on Terror Memorial

Global War on Terror Memorial from directly overhead

Global War on Terror Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 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

Coordinates42.06458, -71.25046

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foxborough Common: 0.0 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.4 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.8 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.8 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
  • Tom Brady: 2.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 5.6 mi
  • Oliver Ames: 7.5 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 8.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.5 mi
  • 2: 7.6 mi
  • 1: 7.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.6 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 60
  • 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
Cliffs: 42
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 4.4 mi
  • 35: 5.5 mi
  • 36: 5.5 mi
  • 16-34: 5.5 mi
  • 15: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • 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
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Global War on Terror Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNNE 25°163 m4.5 mi
Catamint HillWSW 246°152 m10.9 mi
Bald HillW 264°145 m10.3 mi
Diamond HillWSW 242°144 m9.5 mi
Bluff HillNNE 28°138 m3.8 mi
Oak HillW 259°138 m10.3 mi
Bucks HillWSW 255°137 m8.1 mi
Cedar HillN 353°134 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8584542301

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