Kent County Civil War Monument
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Kent County Civil War Monument is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Kent County Civil War Monument is an historic landmark in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The monument is located downtown in Monument Park, bounded by Division Avenue and Monroe Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6391661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Monument Park: 0.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Secchia Piazza: 0.2 mi
- Studio Park Piazza: 0.2 mi
- Pekich Park: 0.3 mi
- Imagine That: 0.0 mi
- Roger B. Chaffee: 0.0 mi
- Conversations: 0.1 mi
- Helen J Claytor: 0.2 mi
- ArtPost Ferguson Apartments: 0.2 mi
- Brian Dyk Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Nature Trail: 3.6 mi
- Hopewell Indian Mounds Park: 3.7 mi
- Buiten Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
- Buck Creek Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Grand Rapids Children's Museum: 0.0 mi
- Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives: 0.1 mi
- Grand Rapids Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Caulkins Law Office: 0.3 mi
- Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: 0.6 mi
- Bust of A. Lincoln: 0.3 mi
- Rosa Parks: 0.3 mi
- The Hiker: 0.5 mi
- The Castle: 0.6 mi
- Gerald R. Ford and Betty B. Ford Burial Site: 0.6 mi
- Boynton's Landing: 7.0 mi
- Hilltop Stop: 10.8 mi
- Boulder Jump: 10.8 mi
- Sawtooth Drop: 10.8 mi
- Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 11.1 mi
- Winchester Garden: 0.9 mi
- Hillcrest Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Michigan State University Cooperative Extension: 2.1 mi
- Alger Heights Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Zen-Style Garden: 4.4 mi
- Buena Vista Hill: 8.6 mi
- Dias Hill: 11.6 mi
- Bettes Tower Hill: 13.8 mi
- Cheney Hills: 21.5 mi
- Rockford Rest Area 525: 12.7 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 16.3 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 23.5 mi
- Millennium Park Beach: 4.6 mi
- Fishing Beach: 20.4 mi
- Ada Covered Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Charleston: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kent County Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | S 176° | 311 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cheney Hills | NNE 23° | 291 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bettes Tower Hill | NNW 346° | 260 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:43 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:25 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 04000690OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Kent County Civil War Monument, reference 04000690, listed 07/14/04.
OpenStreetMap element node/1745597545
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