the Flame of Friendship
the Flame of Friendship is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Park: 0.1 mi
- Endl Park: 0.3 mi
- Jones Park: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Rock River Park: 1.1 mi
- Dorothy Carnes Park East: 3.3 mi
- Dorothy Carnes Park West: 3.3 mi
- Lima Bog State Natural Area: 6.9 mi
- Jefferson Tamarack Swamp State Natural Area: 7.3 mi
- Red Cedar Lake State Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- Patrolman McKee Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Fort Koshkonong Historic Marker (1832): 1.2 mi
- Governor Peck Boyhood Home: 4.0 mi
- Lake Ripley: 9.9 mi
- Azatlan State Park: 10.7 mi
- Bessie the Cow: 15.2 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 18.3 mi
- Science Education Center: 18.3 mi
- Five Points: 18.7 mi
- Conical Indian Mounds: 19.4 mi
- Hoard Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- National Dairy Shrine Museum: 0.9 mi
- Old Depot: 8.1 mi
- Milton House Museum: 10.5 mi
- Aztalan Museum: 10.9 mi
- Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Rock River Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Campus Organic Garden: 7.4 mi
- Whitewater Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Rotary Botanical Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Stute Spring: 16.1 mi
- Minnehaha Spring: 18.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 19.3 mi
- Hotel Springs: 19.3 mi
- Emerald Springs: 19.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 4.9 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 12.7 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 13.7 mi
- Family Camp Beach: 18.3 mi
- Troll Beach: 18.6 mi
- Sundial: 7.5 mi
- NIS Train: 10.5 mi
- Giraffe Statue: 21.9 mi
- Romeo the Elephant: 21.9 mi
- Where the Waters Meet: 22.2 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 12.0 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 12.9 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 12.9 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 23.3 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 23.6 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Bald Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Mount Zion: 14.7 mi
- Liberty Mound: 17.4 mi
- Lapham Hill: 24.4 mi
- Williams Knoll: 19.5 mi
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of the Flame of Friendship. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | ENE 70° | 368 m | 24.4 mi |
| Liberty Mound | WNW 294° | 326 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | SE 133° | 320 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bald Bluff | ESE 111° | 317 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Zion | SSW 195° | 316 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Atkinson Wwtp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8587972356
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