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AMVETS Memorial Carillon

AMVETS Memorial Carillon from directly overhead

AMVETS Memorial Carillon is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Address, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The AMVETS Memorial Carillon was dedicated on May 31, 1998. The Carillon serves as a living memorial to America’s veterans who served their country honorably for the cause of freedom.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
“…As these bells ring…honored dead rest…freedom lives…”
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.69709, -88.08775
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Abandoned Haunted House Complex: 6.9 mi
  • Apple Holler: 6.9 mi
  • Mars Cheese Castle: 8.9 mi
  • Laser Tag: 11.2 mi
  • The Vault: 11.2 mi
Artworks
  • Jockey International Globe: 15.1 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 15.6 mi
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 15.7 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 15.8 mi
  • Mythos: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 40
Gardens: 26
  • Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Waterford Rain Garden: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pet Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 14
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Tom: 5.9 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 15.0 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 15.2 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 4
  • Indian Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Silurian Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of AMVETS Memorial Carillon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillNW290 m9.8 mi
Gander MountainSSW283 m15.0 mi
Hill FifteenSSW276 m19.3 mi
Camelback KameSSW268 m22.8 mi
Mount TomWSW265 m5.9 mi
Mount MoriahSW257 m15.2 mi
Bald KnobSSW235 m22.4 mi
Leahy HillSSE234 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2015:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202434455666716961493726
Precip in1.81.52.13.54.14.53.53.83.42.92.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Grove Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5029236299

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