Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial
Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Lincoln: The Man, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
This bronze was produced in 1997 from a later plaster version of the original bronze inaugurated in 1897 in Boston, Massachusetts, in which the sculptor had made minor changes to the angel, horse, and flags.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Robert Gould Shaw killed while leading the assault on Fort Wagner July twenty third eighteen hundred and sixty three
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 3 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 10 mi
- Mt Tom · 12 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dingleton Hill: 1.1 mi
- Read Hill: 1.7 mi
- Freeman Hill: 1.9 mi
- Altai Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sugar Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Plainfield Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Spencer Lot: 4.5 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 4.7 mi
- Farnum Lot Trails: 5.4 mi
- Field with Leanto: 1.8 mi
- Path of Life Sculpture Garden: 1.8 mi
- Cory Taber Park: 2.4 mi
- Victor Hewes Memorial Field: 3.0 mi
- Cornish Recreation and Education Area: 3.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 0.0 mi
- American Precision Museum: 2.1 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 5.6 mi
- civil war: 9.1 mi
- naval gun: 9.1 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 1.9 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 9.6 mi
- Main Street Museum: 10.6 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum: 11.4 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 12.0 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 12.4 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 12.5 mi
- East Cove Beach: 12.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 11.4 mi
- The Wrecker: 12.3 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 13.7 mi
- Refuge: 14.4 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 14.4 mi
- Sumner Falls: 4.4 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 4.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.2 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 13.1 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 13.4 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 10.5 mi
- Lyman Point: 10.6 mi
- Tipping Rock: 11.6 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 19.6 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 15.0 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 15.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 20.1 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Bouldering: 14.2 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 15.8 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 23.4 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 23.9 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 8.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 13.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 15.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Area 1: 21.8 mi
- Area 2: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | SW 228° | 954 m | 5.8 mi |
| Ascutney North | SW 228° | 944 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ascutney South | SW 224° | 880 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fernald Hill | E 86° | 490 m | 3.2 mi |
| Blood Hill | WNW 285° | 468 m | 6.1 mi |
| Yatsevitch Hill | E 79° | 457 m | 3.3 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | E 99° | 438 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 157° | 433 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
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 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Hartland Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12710090042
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