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Sons of Provincetown WW1 Memorial

Sons of Provincetown WW1 Memorial from directly overhead

Sons of Provincetown WW1 Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is AIDS Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Census-designated place in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Wikidata Q7252597, matched on coordinates and name (125 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
This monument records the devotion of the sons of Provincetown who gave their service to their country in the Great World War 1917-1918 in the hour of need.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.05123, -70.18716

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Ryder Street Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Town Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Herring Cove Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Boys Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Race Point Beach: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 41
  • High Pole Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Town Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Miller Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Oak Head: 1.3 mi
Parks: 35
  • Town Hall Grounds: 0.0 mi
  • Bas Relief Park: 0.1 mi
  • Motta Field: 0.2 mi
  • Old Ann Page Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jerome Smith Field: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 24
  • Sea Serpent (1978): 0.0 mi
  • ART: 0.1 mi
  • Rainbow Crosswalk: 0.1 mi
  • Torsion: 0.1 mi
  • Or As We So: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnick Area: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • truck pull-off: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sons of Provincetown WW1 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillSSE165 m21.7 mi
Manomet HillWSW114 m22.4 mi
Pine HillsWSW95 m22.1 mi
Mountain HillSW61 m23.9 mi
Signal HillS60 m21.9 mi
Hio HillSW54 m23.2 mi
Bay HillSW53 m24.6 mi
Indian HillWSW49 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0619:3820:21
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0615:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338475766737264554537
Precip in3.93.24.33.93.43.12.73.33.84.34.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis Barnstable Muni AP, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5651985478

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