Soldier's Monument
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Soldier's Monument is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohio River Tunnel, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
monument to civil war soldiers in Muskingum Park, Marietta, Ohio, USA near Front Street and Putnam intersection
Wikidata Q136455955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.1 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marietta Bicentennial Time Capsule: 0.1 mi
- Memorial to the Start Westward: 0.1 mi
- Start Westward Monument: 0.1 mi
- U.S. W.V. Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Relic Spanish American War 1898: 0.1 mi
- Muskingum Park: 0.1 mi
- Fort Harmar Monument: 0.3 mi
- Ohio Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
- Westside Park: 0.6 mi
- Cisler Terrace Park: 0.6 mi
- Hunter Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.6 mi
- Fox Point: 10.0 mi
- Red Hill: 11.7 mi
- Ohio River Tunnel: 0.0 mi
- George Floyd mural: 0.1 mi
- Say Cheese: 0.1 mi
- The Glass Press, Inc. Established 1994: 0.1 mi
- The Glass Press: 0.2 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 1.6 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 2.9 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 3.0 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.2 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- C2473: 0.3 mi
- 3301: 0.3 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 0.4 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 0.5 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 0.5 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 0.2 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 0.4 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 0.6 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.0 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 1.8 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 2.7 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 20.1 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 20.2 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.4 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldier's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 137° | 388 m | 14.4 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 347° | 358 m | 21.9 mi |
| Browns Knob | NNW 337° | 351 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 90° | 338 m | 12.3 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 65° | 334 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dodd Hill | ENE 56° | 334 m | 20.1 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 87° | 331 m | 12.8 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 72° | 329 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/772558813
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