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Vietnam War Memorial

Vietnam War Memorial from directly overhead

Vietnam War Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Wood Hill stands 277 m to the west-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII & Korean War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Names soldiers from Northbridge who fought in the Vietnam War.
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.11028, -71.66440

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Northbridge Town Common: 0.1 mi
  • Whitin Park Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Lasell Field: 0.4 mi
  • Plummer Playground: 1.5 mi
  • West Hill Park: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Bad Lands: 0.9 mi
  • Plummers Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Castle Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Quarry Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Goat Hill: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Devil's Corncrib: 2.9 mi
  • Fat Man's Misery: 2.9 mi
  • Old Black Oak: 7.3 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 9.6 mi
  • Chattering Rock: 10.0 mi
Artworks
Museums: 52
Gardens: 51
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 38
Picnic sites: 20
  • Site #36: 18.3 mi
  • 1: 19.4 mi
  • 36: 19.4 mi
  • 35: 19.5 mi
  • 16-34: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Condo Rock: 9.4 mi
  • The Wall: 9.6 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 14.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 14.3 mi
  • Scar Hill Bluffs: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 16.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 17.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Roger Williams Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Vietnam War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wood HillWSW 241°277 m8.9 mi
Goat HillW 266°268 m7.6 mi
Bare HillWSW 256°262 m8.6 mi
Whittier HillW 275°256 m7.4 mi
King HillWNW 289°253 m4.6 mi
Fort HillW 263°253 m9.2 mi
Federal HillWNW 286°244 m9.4 mi
Potter HillWNW 293°241 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1219:4420:27
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1215:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1487056671

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