Sedgwick Memorial
Sedgwick Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Clark Mountain stands 327 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Maryland Brigade Monument, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 24 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This monument was dedicated on May 12th, 1887 by the Sedgwick Memorial Association. It bears the cross emblem of the Sixth Corps which Sedgwick commanded and stands at 9 feet tall.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Erected to commemorate this spot where Maj Genl John Sedgwick, U.S. Vols. Commanding Sixth Army Corps was killed in action on the morning of the 9th of May 1864.||A tribute to a beloved Commander by the survivors of his Corps and their friends.
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Spotsylvania Courthouse Historic District: 1.8 mi
- Legion Field: 2.0 mi
- Marshall Park: 2.4 mi
- Holleybrooke Common Area: 3.3 mi
- Patriot Park: 4.5 mi
- Maryland Brigade Monument: 0.4 mi
- Upton's Charge Monument: 0.6 mi
- Harrison House: 0.7 mi
- Ramseur's Brigade: 0.7 mi
- McCoull House: 0.8 mi
- Hamiltons Thicket: 7.3 mi
- Motts Run Hill: 7.7 mi
- Embrey Hill: 7.9 mi
- Howison Hill: 8.7 mi
- Fall Hill: 9.6 mi
- Spotsylvania County Museum: 5.5 mi
- MOVAS - Museum of Visual Arts and Science: 7.5 mi
- Kenmore: 10.0 mi
- James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library: 10.1 mi
- National Bank Museum: 10.2 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Alum Springs Park: 8.6 mi
- Falmouth Beach Park: 10.6 mi
- Alexander Berger Memorial Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 6.4 mi
- Dominion Raceway: 8.2 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 10.2 mi
- The Chimneys: 10.3 mi
- Garrett Farm site, John Wilkes Booth Killed after killing Lincoln: 21.7 mi
- L O V E: 6.3 mi
- Iconic Art: 7.5 mi
- Wine & Design: 10.7 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 13.0 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area south: 17.6 mi
- Ladysmith Safety Rest Area North: 17.8 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 22.5 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 18.3 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Bull Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Blue Banks: 25.0 mi
- McCoull Spring: 0.9 mi
- Clifton Beach: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sedgwick Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | WNW 287° | 327 m | 22.0 mi |
| Jerdone Mountain | W 277° | 266 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Pony | NW 309° | 229 m | 24.4 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | WNW 291° | 175 m | 24.1 mi |
| Coles Hill | NW 320° | 138 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hamiltons Thicket | NW 315° | 124 m | 7.3 mi |
| Shotgun Hill | NW 323° | 104 m | 11.0 mi |
| Berry Hill | NW 325° | 102 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg Sewage, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2170348209
Day trips start here
- Fredericksburg · 10 mi
- Stafford County · 16 mi
- Spotsylvania · 18 mi
- Stafford · 18 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 21 mi
- Quantico · 27 mi
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