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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

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.06596, -71.10161

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
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
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: 55
Parks
  • Queset Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Frothingham Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Povoas Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sheep Pasture: 0.7 mi
  • Hancock Field: 2.5 mi
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
Nature reserves
Attractions: 42
  • Ames Boulder: 3.1 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Old Shed: 5.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.0 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Oak Grove: 3.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 10.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • 16-34: 11.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
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 12.0 miles of World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillN193 m10.1 mi
Moose HillNW163 m7.0 mi
Chickatawbut HillN156 m11.0 mi
Hancock HillN155 m10.5 mi
Buck HillN151 m10.4 mi
Fenno PeakN151 m11.0 mi
Nahanton HillNNE145 m11.2 mi
Hemenway HillN140 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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