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War Memorial

War Memorial from directly overhead

War Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Elliott Hill stands 359 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Goddard Rocket, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20781, -71.83484

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Goddard Park: 0.2 mi
  • Prospect Parkway Field: 0.6 mi
  • C.A.R.E. Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Water Street Veterans' Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ty Cobb Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 59
Peaks
  • Dead Horse Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Dorothy Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Crowl Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Pakachoag Hill: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Goddard Rocket: 0.2 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 1.7 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 2.0 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 2.5 mi
  • Sigmund Freud: 3.0 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 1.7 mi
  • Worcester Wall: 3.9 mi
  • The Explorer Express Train: 5.3 mi
  • Thinking Rock: 5.5 mi
  • deer stand: 5.6 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 26
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 4.4 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cargill Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott HillNW359 m6.7 mi
Howe HillNNW352 m6.6 mi
Long HillW328 m6.7 mi
Carey HillNW327 m5.0 mi
Burncoat HillWNW327 m7.0 mi
Maple HillNW324 m5.8 mi
Flat HillW324 m6.6 mi
Eddy HillNNW319 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1489240168

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