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World War One Doughboy

World War One Doughboy from directly overhead

World War One Doughboy is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Buck Knob stands 259 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeview Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2022-10-01
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.31937, -90.16239

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lakeview Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.6 mi
  • Waterloo Fairgounds: 1.0 mi
  • Waterloo Historic District: 1.3 mi
  • Waterloo Town Square: 1.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Shoemaker School: 8.1 mi
  • Pink Elephant: 17.6 mi
  • Busch Estate Carriage Rides: 19.0 mi
  • Grant's Farm Parking Lot: 19.1 mi
  • Budweiser Brewery Experience: 19.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 47
Picnic sites: 19
Peaks: 18
  • Potato Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Mt Millstadt: 10.3 mi
  • 690 ft: 11.1 mi
  • Oklahoma Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Buck Knob: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Springs: 12
  • Falling Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Skaggs Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Headwaters: 20.1 mi
  • Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 20.8 mi
  • Webster Retention Pond Seep: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Wise Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 23.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 3.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bloomsdale Rest Area (Northbound): 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of World War One Doughboy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck KnobSW 235°259 m13.1 mi
Frisco HillWNW 286°247 m16.6 mi
Pikes PeakS 190°220 m23.4 mi
Potato HillWSW 249°218 m7.9 mi
Clarks MoundNNE 15°196 m18.6 mi
Turkey HillNE 54°185 m17.6 mi
JawboneS 186°182 m17.1 mi
Haubers HillENE 71°166 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3819:4920:28
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1516:0316:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566574787669584636
Precip in2.72.54.04.94.84.73.83.63.42.83.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Festus, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10138888675

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