Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Mount Pisgah stands 246 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Children's 9/11 Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- BUILT BY THE PEOPLE OF MAINE DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO WERE TOUCHED BY THE WAR OCT. 19. 1985
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gage Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Monument Park: 0.3 mi
- Welcome to Augusta: 0.4 mi
- Market Sqaure: 0.6 mi
- Coburn Park: 0.6 mi
- Howard Hill: 1.0 mi
- Burnt Hill: 1.0 mi
- Granite Hill: 2.5 mi
- Winter Hill: 2.6 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.6 mi
- Howard Hill Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Judy Kane Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Effie L. Berry Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Augusta Nature Education Center: 1.4 mi
- Bond Brook Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 0.1 mi
- Maine State Museum: 0.2 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Old Fort Western: 0.7 mi
- Klahr Center: 2.3 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- Old Fort Western: 0.7 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.2 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 1.6 mi
- Dummer House: 1.6 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 9.2 mi
- Kiddie Land: 9.2 mi
- Samantha Smith: 0.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 0.2 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 0.7 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 1.2 mi
- Fisher Man: 16.9 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 0.8 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 1.0 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 1.2 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Loon Cove: 5.6 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 5.8 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 5.9 mi
- Town Beach: 10.3 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 14.2 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 16.2 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 1.0 mi
- The Bluff: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | W 270° | 246 m | 12.1 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | WNW 301° | 239 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NW 318° | 238 m | 14.9 mi |
| Danforth Hill | SW 227° | 208 m | 15.6 mi |
| Morrison Heights | W 275° | 204 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hornbeam Mountain | NW 324° | 204 m | 14.4 mi |
| Monks Hill | NW 306° | 203 m | 6.3 mi |
| Allen Hill | NW 317° | 193 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11103566365
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