United States Flag Sculpture
United States Flag Sculpture is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Foundry Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Larger than life metal sculpture of American flag, pictured as if waving in the wind. Red and white stripes, white stars on blue field, black flagpole.
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 12 mi
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Foundry Park: 0.1 mi
- Walton Island Park: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Grant School Park: 0.2 mi
- Douglas Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Family Memorial Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Seven at the Gates of Dawn: 0.1 mi
- Which Way: 0.1 mi
- Mother Skye: 0.2 mi
- 1835 Expedition: 0.4 mi
- Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 0.9 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 1.2 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 1.6 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 0.2 mi
- Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 6.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 7.6 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 1.4 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 1.4 mi
- Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- Fox River Trolley Museum: 3.5 mi
- Elgin Shores Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Tyler Creek Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Voyagers Landing Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Fox River Forested Fen Forest Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 13.3 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 13.4 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 21: 13.5 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 22: 13.6 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 3.7 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 5.0 mi
- Monza Wall: 5.0 mi
- Serpentine: 5.1 mi
- Len's Hairpin: 5.3 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 10.0 mi
- Main Beach: 13.6 mi
- West Beach: 13.9 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 14.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 19.8 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 9.1 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 14.2 mi
- Mount Hoy: 15.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 18.7 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 18.8 mi
- Weston: 13.8 mi
- Coltonville: 23.5 mi
- Brush Point: 23.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of United States Flag Sculpture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 211° | 273 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 153° | 259 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 159° | 255 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 10° | 235 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 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 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5654378942
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 16 mi
- Aurora · 19 mi
- Lisle · 20 mi
- Downers Grove · 21 mi
- Naperville · 21 mi
- Oak Brook · 23 mi
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