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Spanish American War Memorial

Spanish American War Memorial from directly overhead

Spanish American War Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Maki Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Erected by the citizens of Gardner and gratefully dedicated to the veterans of the Spanish-American War and The Philippine insurrection 1898-1902
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.57599, -71.99817

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Maki Park: 0.1 mi
  • Volney Howe Park: 0.1 mi
  • Parker Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bullnose Park: 0.2 mi
  • George Sweeney Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Washington Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Greenwood Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Parker Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Bickford Hill: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 6.0 mi
  • Clyde II: 7.8 mi
  • South Royalston Chicken: 8.5 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 14.3 mi
  • CAVA: 19.5 mi
Museums: 30
  • Gardner Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 6.2 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 7.1 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 7.8 mi
  • Fitchburg Historical Society: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 29
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 25
Beaches: 23
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 6.4 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 6.9 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Emerson Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Cascades: 10.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Spanish American War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettSE 137°609 m8.3 mi
Little Watatic MountainNNE 30°478 m8.3 mi
Fisher HillNNE 34°468 m8.7 mi
Mount HungerNE 46°439 m7.8 mi
Jewell HillENE 58°429 m8.2 mi
Russell HillNE 52°414 m8.4 mi
Baldwin HillW 272°411 m8.0 mi
Meeting House HillNE 41°409 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564706861483828
Precip in3.53.34.44.24.04.23.93.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11885203153

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