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Winchendon World War 1 Monument

Winchendon World War 1 Monument from directly overhead

Winchendon World War 1 Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. New Ipswich Mountain stands 563 m to the east-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is World War 1 Honor Roll, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Census-designated place in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Wikidata Q8023765, matched on coordinates and name (352 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In Honor of and in Gratitude to the Valiant Men Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice for Liberty
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.68186, -72.04980

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Clyde II: 0.2 mi
  • South Royalston Chicken: 6.1 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 7.6 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 14.4 mi
  • Armillary: 15.5 mi
Parks
  • Monument Park: 0.2 mi
  • Wendall P. Clark Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hyde Park: 0.3 mi
  • Winchendon Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Militia Training Field: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Benjamin Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 1.3 mi
  • Nineteenth Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Tallow Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Whitney Hill: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums: 31
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 0.1 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Royalston Post Office: 7.0 mi
  • Royalston Historical Society: 7.0 mi
  • Gardner Museum: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Nutting Ledges: 7.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 8.1 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 9.9 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 10.4 mi
  • Barrett House: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 20
  • North Camping Area Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 3.4 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 4.0 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 4.1 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 15
  • Spirit Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 14.0 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 14.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Winchendon World War 1 Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New Ipswich MountainENE563 m8.1 mi
Mount WataticE555 m8.1 mi
Pratt MountainENE551 m7.5 mi
Stony TopENE531 m7.7 mi
Nutting HillENE491 m7.8 mi
Little Watatic MountainE478 m6.8 mi
Fisher HillE468 m7.5 mi
Emerson HillENE460 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860483828
Precip in3.53.23.93.73.64.54.44.34.34.93.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birch Hill DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12090887081

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