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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 47 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Children's Museum Easton, a museum 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates42.06596, -71.10161

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Queset Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Frothingham Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Queset Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Povoas Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sheep Pasture: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Oliver Ames: 0.3 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 4.1 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 4.6 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 4.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Ames Boulder: 3.1 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Old Shed: 5.6 mi
  • Old Shed: 5.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.0 mi
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Lake Street Beach: 13.1 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 48
  • King Philip Rock: 4.2 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 4.3 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 10.6 mi
  • The Shield: 11.9 mi
  • S Wall: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 39
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 10.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillN 356°193 m10.1 mi
Moose HillNW 305°163 m7.0 mi
Chickatawbut HillN 11°156 m11.0 mi
Hancock HillN 2°155 m10.5 mi
Buck HillN 8°151 m10.4 mi
Fenno PeakN 11°151 m11.0 mi
Nahanton HillNNE 12°145 m11.2 mi
Hemenway HillN 0°140 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138495968747265544435
Precip in4.03.65.24.53.44.13.23.64.15.04.45.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10270576381

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