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Union Monument

Union Monument from directly overhead

Union Monument is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Ebright Azimuth stands 137 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A stone tablet pillar and ornamental pyramid in the center of the domed marble, Union Monument immortalizes 105 of the Union dead who died while serving duty on Pea Patch Island. The tablet also indicates that the remains of another thirty Union soldiers

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Coordinates39.61086, -75.55582

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Confederate Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Mott: 0.5 mi
  • Votes For Women: 3.2 mi
  • New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 3.3 mi
  • Landing Place of William Penn: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Fort Mott State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge: 1.9 mi
  • Fort Delaware State Park: 2.7 mi
  • Fort Delaware State Park: 2.8 mi
  • Fort DuPont Parade Ground: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 51
  • Middle Run Natural Area: 11.5 mi
  • Kershaw Park: 11.7 mi
  • Chestnut Hill Ironmine Preserve: 11.8 mi
  • William M. Redd, Jr. Park: 11.8 mi
  • Cedar Swamp Rocks Tract: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 46
Museums: 43
Artworks: 30
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 8.4 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 10.1 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 10.8 mi
  • The Student: 10.8 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 11.4 mi
Attractions: 30
Peaks: 21
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 23.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 23.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Deemer's Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Roachs Shore: 22.5 mi
  • North East Beach Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ebright AzimuthN 7°137 m15.7 mi
Egg HillW 281°125 m18.6 mi
Hunting HillNNE 13°125 m24.7 mi
Osborne HillN 353°113 m21.8 mi
Horseshoe HillNNW 335°101 m13.8 mi
Iron HillW 281°100 m10.6 mi
Foys HillW 267°92 m23.9 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 284°89 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3619:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473787669574738
Precip in3.22.84.23.53.64.74.44.04.43.73.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1081020852

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