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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 4 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Somerville Gateway Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1920-09-06
Height
3 m
Material
granite
Inscription
"TO THE BOYS WHO WERE CALLED TO THE COLORS AND THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1918" / "BELLEAU WOOD | CHATEAU-THIERRY | MEUSE-ARGONNE" / "ERECTED BY THE WELCOME HOME CLUB OF WARD 2 SOMERVILLE, MASS. 1920"
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Coordinates42.37967, -71.09502

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Stone Place Park: 0.0 mi
  • Corbett-McKenna Park: 0.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill Park: 0.2 mi
  • Allen Street Playground & Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Walnut Street Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Central Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Spring Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Benedict (historic): 0.9 mi
  • Spring Hill: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Short Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Revere Beach: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 47
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 5.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 5.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 8.1 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 8.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNW 313°107 m5.4 mi
Single Tree HillSW 217°100 m4.9 mi
Waban HillSW 235°98 m4.9 mi
Cairn HillN 6°92 m4.6 mi
Wellington HillWNW 288°91 m5.2 mi
Mount WalleySSW 204°91 m5.4 mi
Chestnut HillSW 225°86 m4.8 mi
Boojum RockN 8°83 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1065359947

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