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The Fallen Guardians Monument

The Fallen Guardians Monument from directly overhead

The Fallen Guardians Monument is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Stony Hill stands 68 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is CG-41364, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Alabama's Coastal Connection passes 6.5 miles off.

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
The Fallen Guardians Monument Dedicated to the personnel who lost their lives while performing Coast Guard missions in Alabama....

What to expect

Operated by
Battleship Memorial Park

How to reach it

Coordinates30.68233, -88.01675

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 25
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 21
Artworks: 9
  • Portal: 1.3 mi
  • Joe Cain: 1.5 mi
  • Louis Armstrong: 1.5 mi
  • Queen: 1.5 mi
  • Holy Cross: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Tensaw Bluff: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 8.5 mi
  • Bayfront Park: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Stony Hill: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Fallen Guardians Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNE 47°68 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:04
June solstice05:5119:2319:59
September equinox06:4118:1818:50
December solstice06:4616:1916:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662687682848480716155
Precip in5.23.85.14.94.45.86.67.14.53.84.15.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mobile Dwtn AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9063923598

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