Soldier's Monument
Soldier's Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is City Common, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Soldiers' Monument (Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American Civil War monument on Worcester Common in Worcester, Massachusetts. Designed by sculptor Randolph Rogers, it consists of a tapering granite Corinthian column crowned by a bronze goddess of Victory, a three-tiered granite pedestal adorned with bronze plaques, buttresses surmounted by four bronze statues representing branches of the military – Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Navy – with the whole resting upon a rough granite base flanked by four buried cannons barrels. The pedestal's top tier is adorned with four relief plaques: the City of Worcester seal, the Massachusetts state seal, the United States seal, and a pair of crossed swords encircled by a laurel wreath. The middle tier features relief busts of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and Massachusetts Governor John A. Andrew, a battle scene of a dying soldier supported by a comrade, and the monument's dedication plaque. The bottom tier features four inscription plaques listing the names of the 398 Worcester soldiers who died in the war. In 1871, the Soldiers' Monument Committee commissioned Rogers to design the memorial. The City of Worcester appropriated $35,000, and an addition $15,000 was raised by subscription. The monument was dedicated on July 15, 1874. When built, the monument was approximately 66 ft 0 in (20.12 m) tall, and the base was approximately 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) square. The ground level was raised in 1969, burying the rough-granite base, so the monument is now approximately 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m) shorter. Dedication Plaque:
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Wikidata Q7557365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- City Common: 0.0 mi
- City Square: 0.1 mi
- General Pickett Park: 0.2 mi
- John and Frannie Herron Park: 0.4 mi
- Fuller Family Park: 0.6 mi
- Col. Timothy Bigelow Monument: 0.0 mi
- WWII Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Southwest Asia War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Burnside Memorial Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Worcester Wall: 0.4 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 1.7 mi
- Mine Shaft: 2.5 mi
- Thinking Rock: 3.2 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 3.9 mi
- Belmont Hill: 0.6 mi
- Chandler Hill: 0.9 mi
- Union Hill: 1.0 mi
- Newton Hill: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
- Clark University Property: 1.4 mi
- Crow Hill & Fitzgerald Brook Conservation Restriction: 1.4 mi
- Hadwen Arboretum: 1.8 mi
- Curtis Pond Parcel: 2.4 mi
- Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Turtle Boy: 0.1 mi
- Celtic Cross: 0.1 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 0.1 mi
- Stone Griffins (Lion Gate): 0.8 mi
- Tremont Columns: 0.9 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 1.3 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 2.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.8 mi
- Lawn Garden: 7.8 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 0.6 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 0.7 mi
- EcoTarium: 1.7 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 1.8 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 3.8 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 9.9 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 11.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 11.9 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 13.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.2 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 7.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Condo Rock: 16.4 mi
- Ice Fall: 16.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.2 mi
- Cascades: 20.3 mi
- Cargill Falls: 24.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Picnic: 22.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.6 mi
- Dana: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Soldier's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | WNW 299° | 421 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | WNW 303° | 399 m | 6.2 mi |
| Elliott Hill | WNW 282° | 359 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cooper Hill | WNW 291° | 358 m | 6.1 mi |
| Howe Hill | WNW 288° | 352 m | 5.7 mi |
| Stonehouse Hill | NW 317° | 330 m | 4.7 mi |
| Carey Hill | W 266° | 327 m | 5.4 mi |
| Maple Hill | W 281° | 324 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1037716784
Day trips start here
- Worcester · 0 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 5 mi
- Millbury · 5 mi
- Shrewsbury · 5 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 8 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
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