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32nd Division Memorial Highway marker

32nd Division Memorial Highway marker from directly overhead

32nd Division Memorial Highway marker is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayside Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
32nd DIVISION MEMORIAL HIGHWAY Tuscania • Buna • Haute–Alsace • Saidor • Aisne-Marne • Aitape • Oise-Aisne • Driniumor • Morotia • Meuse-Argonne • Leyte • Luzon Detached Units • Africa • Sicily • Italy "Les Terribles" Germany • Japan • Army of Occupation

How to reach it

Coordinates42.82020, -87.83789

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wayside Park: 0.0 mi
  • Cliffside Park: 1.0 mi
  • Woodland Park: 1.3 mi
  • Crestview Park: 1.4 mi
  • Chapla Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • WW1 Memorial "Boys Of Caledonia": 3.1 mi
  • Karel Jonas statue: 5.8 mi
  • Gilbert Knapp Monument: 6.1 mi
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. statue: 6.5 mi
  • Tank: 6.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Mythos: 5.7 mi
  • The Crusher: 6.4 mi
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 7.4 mi
  • MKE: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Picnic sites: 40
Museums: 37
Gardens: 35
  • Walkabout Creek: 5.7 mi
  • Growing South Milwaukee: 6.5 mi
  • Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 7.0 mi
  • Walden III Rain Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
Peaks: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 32nd Division Memorial Highway marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillW 265°290 m20.0 mi
Mount TomWSW 237°265 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1419:5120:34
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2015:3516:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635455666727164524029
Precip in1.31.12.13.73.54.02.93.33.22.92.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Racine Batten AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6967810602

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