World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Onna W. Moniz-John Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Veteran's Memorial Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
The World War I Memorial is a bronze sculpture by Pietro Montana and is located at the intersection of Taunton Avenue, Whelden Avenue, and John Street in East Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The sculpture is modeled on Charles Atlas and depicts a dynamically posed soldier standing on a granite base. Montana's original design was modified by the East Providence Memorial Committee for being "too brutal". Dedicated on July 30, 1927, Major General Charles Pelot Summerall gave an address which highlighted the handicap placed upon the soldiers by a lack of preparedness and "invoked the fighting ideal embodied by Montana's doughboy." The World War I Memorial was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
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Wikidata Q8036454, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 7.6 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Lookout Point · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Onna W. Moniz-John Park: 0.3 mi
- Pierce Field Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Constance Witherby Park: 0.9 mi
- Gano Park: 0.9 mi
- Paterson Park: 1.0 mi
- Hunt House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 1.5 mi
- John Brown House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 1.8 mi
- Governor Stephen Hopkins House: 1.9 mi
- Indomitable: 1.6 mi
- Caesar Augustus: 1.6 mi
- P-131317: 1.6 mi
- Under the Laurentide: 1.7 mi
- Marcus Aurelius: 1.7 mi
- George M. Cohen Monument: 1.2 mi
- Patriots Court: 1.6 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Gate: 1.6 mi
- War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Hughes Court: 1.6 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.0 mi
- Baileys Butts: 2.4 mi
- Jacobs Hill: 3.4 mi
- Windmill Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 4.0 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 3.0 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 5.9 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 6.0 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 8.0 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 8.1 mi
- Hunt House Root Cellar: 1.4 mi
- Hunts Mill Pump House: 1.4 mi
- Waterplace Park: 2.3 mi
- Naturescape: 3.1 mi
- Treehouse For All: 3.1 mi
- Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge: 1.7 mi
- Boyden Heights Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Conservation Commission: 2.3 mi
- Brookside/Olney Area: 2.5 mi
- Seekonk Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 1.8 mi
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Radeke Garden: 2.0 mi
- Summit Wall: 6.3 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 6.3 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 6.3 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 6.3 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 6.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 7.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 7.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 11.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 12.3 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 12.4 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 15.7 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- 16-34: 12.8 mi
- Little Beach: 15.6 mi
- Big Beach: 15.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 19.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 2.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 12.7 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | W 265° | 210 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 271° | 174 m | 9.5 mi |
| Peck Hill | W 263° | 167 m | 9.8 mi |
| Horn Hill | WSW 256° | 154 m | 9.8 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WNW 300° | 144 m | 9.5 mi |
| Lawton Hill | WSW 256° | 141 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sickkibunkiaut Hill | WNW 282° | 137 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tracy Hill | WNW 290° | 131 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 01000466OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — World War I Memorial, reference 01000466, listed 10/19/01.
OpenStreetMap element node/4725902268
Day trips start here
- East Providence · 0 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 1 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 2 mi
- Providence/Downtown · 2 mi
- Seekonk · 2 mi
- Providence · 3 mi
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