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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. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the west, 5.4 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

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
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
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • 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
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
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
Cliffs: 26
Gardens: 24
  • 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
  • Community Garden: 13.9 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
Waterfalls: 11
  • Doane's Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillW 262°416 m5.4 mi
Baldwin HillWNW 291°411 m4.8 mi
Town Line HillNE 37°406 m7.0 mi
Ward HillW 280°405 m5.4 mi
Canesto HillSSE 161°400 m2.9 mi
Church RockESE 109°398 m8.4 mi
Pratt HillWNW 291°394 m6.4 mi
Mount PleasantN 10°393 m7.6 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

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