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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
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 1.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.7 mi
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: 35
  • 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
Gardens: 27
  • 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
Museums: 26
Beaches: 25
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cargill Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Cascades: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
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 HillNW 319°359 m6.7 mi
Howe HillNNW 327°352 m6.6 mi
Long HillW 263°328 m6.7 mi
Carey HillNW 313°327 m5.0 mi
Maple HillNW 325°324 m5.8 mi
Flat HillW 268°324 m6.6 mi
Eddy HillNNW 334°319 m5.7 mi
Gately HillWNW 284°312 m6.4 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 5080 °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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