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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
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
Historic sites: 55
  • 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
Nature reserves: 40
Museums: 36
Gardens: 34
  • 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
Picnic sites: 23
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 HillW290 m20.0 mi
Mount TomWSW265 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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