Veterans' Memorial
Veterans' Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Catherine L. O'Brien Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010-09-26
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 8.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 16 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pochassic Hills: 1.4 mi
- Bush Hill: 1.6 mi
- Stony Hill: 2.6 mi
- Westfield Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Russell Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Amelia Park Children's Museum: 2.0 mi
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers: 3.6 mi
- Josiah Day House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 8.7 mi
- Wistariahurst Museum: 10.2 mi
- Catherine L. O'Brien Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.8 mi
- Commemorative Brick Plaza: 1.9 mi
- Rock of Pearl Harbor: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Stanley Park: 0.3 mi
- New Hall Courtyard: 0.6 mi
- Courtney Courtyard: 0.7 mi
- Campus Green: 0.7 mi
- Apartment Complex Courtyard: 0.8 mi
- Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Arboretum: 0.1 mi
- Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 0.2 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 0.2 mi
- Angel of Independence: 0.3 mi
- The Globe: 0.7 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 1.9 mi
- Epiphany: 1.9 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 2.1 mi
- state boundary marker: 8.6 mi
- World War II Tank: 10.1 mi
- Springfield Museums: 10.3 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 10.3 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 10.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 14.9 mi
- Corps Wall: 14.9 mi
- Murdock Wall: 14.9 mi
- Grotto: 15.0 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 15.0 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 9.1 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 11.0 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 11.0 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 11.5 mi
- Enders Falls: 12.7 mi
- Babbs Beach: 6.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 12.7 mi
- County Beach: 14.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 15.3 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 16.1 mi
- Big Spring: 16.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 17.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 20.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 22.2 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 10.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.6 mi
- Questing: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Veterans' Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | WSW 251° | 448 m | 7.7 mi |
| Beech Hill | W 275° | 447 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sweetman Mountain | WSW 256° | 446 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sunset Hill | WNW 297° | 446 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pebble Hill | WNW 284° | 424 m | 8.9 mi |
| Holden Hill | WSW 252° | 412 m | 6.0 mi |
| Birch Hill | WNW 294° | 407 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bungy Mountain | N 350° | 405 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/886813125
Day trips start here
- Blandford · 8 mi
- Holyoke · 10 mi
- Longmeadow · 12 mi
- South Hadley · 14 mi
- Chester · 15 mi
- Northampton · 15 mi
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