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Princeton War Monument

Princeton War Monument from directly overhead

Princeton War Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Musquash Mountain stands 364 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Township Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 26 miles off.

About

The story

town in Washington County, Maine, United States

Wikidata Q3448678, matched on coordinates and name (297 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
PRINCETON PROUDLY HONORS ALL WAR VETERANS THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.22479, -67.57540
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 20
Parks: 16
  • Muwin Park: 2.9 mi
  • Houlton Avenue Courts: 9.2 mi
  • Glidden Athletic Field: 9.2 mi
  • Councilors Field: 9.3 mi
  • Alexander Art Trail: 12.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Indian Township Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Chocolate Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Tourism New Brunswick: 14.8 mi
  • Vanceboro Historical Society: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 4
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Little Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Big Falls: 10.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Princeton War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Musquash MountainNW 317°364 m15.6 mi
Tracy MountainNNW 331°323 m17.4 mi
Tomah MountainNNW 340°320 m17.6 mi
Dill HillWNW 303°304 m22.1 mi
Tomah MountainN 359°295 m22.4 mi
Farrow MountainNNW 328°293 m18.1 mi
Washington Bald MountainWSW 243°286 m19.1 mi
Mount DelightNW 307°281 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0418:43
June solstice04:4319:3720:22
September equinox06:1817:5118:30
December solstice07:0715:0215:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445565717061503928
Precip in3.63.13.83.83.83.93.73.43.45.34.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11536089175

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