Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a historic site in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Summit County high point stands 404 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Advanced Guard, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio & Erie Canalway runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a major Civil War monument in Cleveland, Ohio, honoring the more than 9,000 individuals from Cuyahoga County who served the Union throughout the war. It was dedicated on July 4, 1894, and is located on the southeast quadrant of Public Square in Downtown Cleveland. It was designed by architect and Civil War veteran Levi Scofield, who also created the monument's sculptures. The monument is regularly open to the public, free of charge.
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Wikidata Q7557370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 1.75 m
- Elevation
- 201 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 0.4 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 14.6 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- The Advanced Guard: 0.0 mi
- The Color Guard: 0.0 mi
- Mortar Practice: 0.0 mi
- At Short Range: 0.0 mi
- Moses Cleaveland: 0.0 mi
- Public Square: 0.0 mi
- Eastman Reading Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Mall: 0.3 mi
- Fort Huntington Park: 0.4 mi
- Carl B. Stokes Courthouse Park: 0.4 mi
- Oliver Hazard Perry: 0.3 mi
- Jesse Owens: 0.3 mi
- Pulaski Square: 0.4 mi
- Mindszenty József Statue: 0.5 mi
- Hungarian Freedom Fighter Statue: 0.5 mi
- Superior Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- The Real Farmville: 0.4 mi
- Kentucky Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Zivoder Garden: 1.4 mi
- Friends of Historical Westside Little Italy Garden: 2.2 mi
- Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
- Western Reserve Fire Museum: 0.5 mi
- Great Lakes Science Center: 0.6 mi
- International Women's Air and Space Museum: 0.8 mi
- Ukrainian Museum-Archives: 1.4 mi
- Morgana Bluffs Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Euclid Creek Reservation: 9.5 mi
- Terra Vista Natural Study Area: 10.2 mi
- Acacia Reservation: 10.4 mi
- Astorhurst Park: 10.6 mi
- Meadow Ridge Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Morgan's Hollow Reserved Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Windy Ridge Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Trolley Turn Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Scenic Park Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.1 mi
- Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland: 0.3 mi
- Playhouse Square Chandelier: 0.6 mi
- NASA Glenn Visitor Center: 0.6 mi
- Torpedo: 0.7 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Dugway Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Columbia Beach Falls: 10.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 11.5 mi
- Great Falls of Tinker's Creek: 11.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 12.0 mi
- Orange Hill: 13.4 mi
- Cuyahoga County high point: 13.8 mi
- Summit County high point: 17.4 mi
- Gildersleeve Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Edgewater Beach: 2.5 mi
- K-9 Coastline: 2.8 mi
- Perkins Beach: 3.2 mi
- Clifton Beach: 7.3 mi
- Villa Beach: 8.2 mi
- Princess Ledges: 18.1 mi
- Princess Ledges: 18.1 mi
- Whipps Ledges: 19.4 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 20.4 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Southbound: 21.3 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Northbound: 21.4 mi
- Cleveland East Pierhead Light: 1.4 mi
- Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light: 1.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 1.4 mi
- Brandywine Village: 17.4 mi
- Newbury Center: 23.4 mi
- Murraysville: 24.9 mi
- White Oak Spring: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County high point | S 174° | 404 m | 17.4 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | ESE 108° | 399 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | S 178° | 390 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 86° | 381 m | 21.7 mi |
| The Knob | ENE 66° | 378 m | 24.3 mi |
| Little Mountain | ENE 67° | 374 m | 23.6 mi |
| Piersons Knob | ENE 69° | 365 m | 20.6 mi |
| Orange Hill | E 93° | 360 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:16 | 17:01 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Burke Lakefront AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Cleveland · 0 mi
- Cleveland/Downtown · 0 mi
- Greater Cleveland · 0 mi
- Cleveland/East Side · 3 mi
- Cuyahoga County · 3 mi
- Cleveland/West Side · 4 mi
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