Historic site · Maine
World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Mount Pisgah stands 246 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- TO THE MEMORY OF OUR HEROIC DEAD WHO FOUGHT FOR THE LIBERTY OF HUMANITY 1917-1919 QUIET THEY REST IN THIS HIGH HOPE SERENE THAT WE FOR WHOM THEY DIED SHALL KEEP THE FAITH IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF AUGUSTA WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR
How to reach it
Coordinates44.31091, -69.77897
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Monument Park: 0.0 mi
- Gage Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Welcome to Augusta: 0.2 mi
- Market Sqaure: 0.3 mi
- Augusta Waterfront Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Burnt Hill: 0.8 mi
- Howard Hill: 1.1 mi
- Granite Hill: 2.6 mi
- Lithgow Hill: 2.7 mi
- Winter Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Howard Hill Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Judy Kane Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Bond Brook Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Effie L. Berry Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Augusta Nature Education Center: 1.3 mi
Museums: 22
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 0.2 mi
- Maine State Museum: 0.4 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Old Fort Western: 0.5 mi
- Klahr Center: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Civil War Monument: 0.0 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 0.4 mi
- Old Fort Western: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 13
- Liberty Bell: 0.3 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 1.8 mi
- Dummer House: 1.8 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 9.2 mi
- Kiddie Land: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 8
- Samantha Smith: 0.4 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 0.4 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 0.5 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 0.9 mi
- Fisher Man: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Cony Circle Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 0.8 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 1.3 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Loon Cove: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 5.6 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 5.9 mi
- Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 14.1 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 0.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | W 269° | 246 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NW 317° | 238 m | 14.8 mi |
| Danforth Hill | SW 227° | 208 m | 15.7 mi |
| Morrison Heights | W 274° | 204 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hornbeam Mountain | NW 323° | 204 m | 14.2 mi |
| Monks Hill | WNW 304° | 203 m | 6.1 mi |
| Allen Hill | NW 315° | 193 m | 5.4 mi |
| Quaker Hill | N 2° | 179 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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