Skip to content
Byway
JoinOpen app
Historic site · Massachusetts

World War I Memorial

World War I Memorial from directly overhead

World War I Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. Baldwin Hill stands 411 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.55570, -72.06732

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • South Royalston Chicken: 6.6 mi
  • Clyde II: 8.7 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 9.6 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 17.5 mi
  • Folly: 21.9 mi
Parks
  • The Common: 0.0 mi
  • Kermit Coleman Field: 1.8 mi
  • Houghton Park: 3.0 mi
  • River's Edge Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Monument Square: 3.6 mi
Peaks
  • Dolbier Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Mine Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Crow Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Canesto Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Searle Hill: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • East Templeton WWII Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Stone Bridge historical marker: 2.0 mi
  • Phillipston Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 4.5 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 5.1 mi
  • The Barre Cross: 6.3 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 7.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 28
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 3.7 mi
  • Gardner Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Fisher Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 8.1 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 23
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 6.0 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 22
Waterfalls: 9
  • Doane's Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Trap Falls: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldwin HillWNW411 m4.8 mi
Town Line HillNE406 m7.0 mi
Ward HillW405 m5.4 mi
Canesto HillSSE400 m2.9 mi
Church RockESE398 m8.4 mi
Pratt HillWNW394 m6.4 mi
Dolbier HillSE389 m0.8 mi
Reservoir HillENE389 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1219:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3316:19

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12943787249

More historic sites in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore historic sites
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to World War I Memorial.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens