Historic site · Wisconsin
American Legion
American Legion is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilbourn Reservoir Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1941
How to reach it
Coordinates43.06022, -87.90089
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kilbourn Reservoir Park: 0.1 mi
- Alice Bertschy Kadish Park: 0.1 mi
- Caesar's Park: 0.4 mi
- Blue Dress Park: 0.4 mi
- Pulaski Street Playfield: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Expert Electronics Mural: 0.1 mi
- Koi Fish: 0.1 mi
- Say His Name.: 0.2 mi
- Koi Fish: 0.2 mi
- Dos Pueden Ganar: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Skyline Music: 0.2 mi
- Summer Soulstice Music Festival: 0.8 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 1.0 mi
- AJ Bombers Chairs: 1.1 mi
- Bastille Days: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Holton Street Viaduct Redecking: 0.5 mi
- Friedmann Row: 0.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.8 mi
- The First Unitarian Church of Milwaukee: 0.9 mi
- Water Tower Landmark Trust Incorporated: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 51
- Downer Woods: 1.7 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 1.9 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 2.3 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 3.0 mi
- Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
Museums: 37
- America’s Black Holocaust Museum: 0.8 mi
- Jewish Museum Milwaukee: 0.9 mi
- Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum: 1.4 mi
- Milwaukee County Historical Center: 1.4 mi
- Betty Brinn Children's Museum: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 34
- All People's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Apartment Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 0.9 mi
- Victory Garden Urban Farm: 1.4 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 31
- Picnic Area 1: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 8
- McKinley Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bradford Beach: 1.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.0 mi
- Private Beach: 9.8 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- North Point Lighthouse: 1.5 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 1.5 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 22.6 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 22.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Root Creek: 7.9 mi
- Brookfield Center: 12.4 mi
- Raymond Center: 18.8 mi
- Denoon: 20.0 mi
Peaks: 3
- Mount Bayside: 8.5 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 24.9 mi
- Lapham Hill: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Silurian Spring: 16.6 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Legion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | W 266° | 368 m | 24.9 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 222° | 290 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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