Soldiers' Monument
Soldiers' Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Pleasant Mountain stands 611 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary's Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.
The story
The Soldiers' Monument is a war memorial located at the head of Main Hill on the west end of downtown Bridgton, Maine. The memorial stands 36 feet high and features a 13.5 foot tall bronze statue of a soldier on its pedestal. The monument honors the many Civil War enlistments from Bridgton, which numbered 79 in 1861, 75 in 1862, and 41 in 1863.
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Wikidata Q137824012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1910-07-21
- Material
- bronze_statue,_granite_base
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 21.4 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 22 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 22 mi
- Square. Ledge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Farragut Park: 0.2 mi
- Shorey Park: 0.2 mi
- Highland Lake Beach: 0.2 mi
- Bridgton Public Library Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Pondicherry Park: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Rock: 1.0 mi
- Mount Henry: 1.6 mi
- Lewis Hill: 3.0 mi
- Packard Hill: 3.1 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 3.3 mi
- The Maine Lake Science Center: 0.7 mi
- Water Supply Lands: 2.5 mi
- Clara and Samuel Lebovitz Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Stone Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Sebago Headwaters: 4.4 mi
- Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 1.8 mi
- Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 5.8 mi
- PRIVATE sign: 11.4 mi
- Camp Cedar: 11.7 mi
- Amphitheatre: 12.6 mi
- Long Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
- Denmark Town Beach: 7.2 mi
- Keoka Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
- Otisfield Town Beach: 8.9 mi
- Gage Rice Beach: 9.2 mi
- Harrison Honor Roll: 4.3 mi
- Denmark Civil War Monument: 7.3 mi
- Lovewell Monument: 11.4 mi
- Indian Rock Monument: 11.6 mi
- Stevens Monument: 13.5 mi
- Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 0.5 mi
- Naramissic Farm Bridgton Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Naples Historical Society Museum: 7.7 mi
- Great Ossipee Museum: 12.7 mi
- Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum: 12.7 mi
- Brigham Ledge: 5.7 mi
- Hedgehog Ledge: 5.7 mi
- Jockey Cap West Face: 12.5 mi
- Jockey Cap South Face: 12.5 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Kezar Falls: 11.2 mi
- Hiram Falls: 14.5 mi
- Steep Falls: 18.3 mi
- Emerald Pool: 20.1 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 20.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 0.4 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 14.8 mi
- Pollinator's Garden: 19.3 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 20.3 mi
- Loon Mural: 0.3 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 0.6 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 19.7 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 24.8 mi
- Davis Spring: 14.0 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 18.0 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 18.9 mi
- Cooper Spring: 19.7 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Soldiers' Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Mountain | WSW 251° | 611 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald Peak | W 260° | 587 m | 5.2 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain - North Peak | W 263° | 580 m | 5.4 mi |
| Stearns Hill | NNW 341° | 414 m | 8.3 mi |
| Winns Hill | NNW 332° | 374 m | 8.2 mi |
| Popple Hill | NW 308° | 355 m | 8.2 mi |
| Woodbury Hill | NW 310° | 348 m | 7.6 mi |
| Allen Mountain | SSW 203° | 340 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:20 | 16:08 |
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 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgton 3 NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11020887683
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