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Battle Cross Monument

Battle Cross Monument from directly overhead

Battle Cross Monument is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The monument was donated by Battle Cross, Ltd., organized on October 17, 2011. Its single purpose was to raise funds to purchase a Battle Cross monument for the cemetery. Ceremony and dedication was officially held September 29, 2012

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The helmet and identification tags signify the fallen soldier, their name never to be forgotten. The inverted rifle with bayonet signals a time of prayer. The combat boot’s, represent the final march of the soldier’s last battle.
Getting there

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Coordinates42.69717, -88.08683
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Abandoned Haunted House Complex: 6.8 mi
  • Apple Holler: 6.9 mi
  • Mars Cheese Castle: 8.8 mi
  • Laser Tag: 11.2 mi
  • The Vault: 11.2 mi
Artworks
  • Jockey International Globe: 15.0 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 15.6 mi
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 15.6 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 15.8 mi
  • Mythos: 15.9 mi
Museums: 42
Picnic sites: 36
  • Pet Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 15
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Tom: 6.0 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 15.1 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 15.2 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 4
  • Indian Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Silurian Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillNW 312°290 m9.8 mi
Gander MountainSSW 201°283 m15.1 mi
Hill FifteenSSW 213°276 m19.3 mi
Camelback KameSSW 213°268 m22.8 mi
Mount TomWSW 241°265 m6.0 mi
Mount MoriahSW 217°257 m15.2 mi
Bald KnobSSW 196°235 m22.4 mi
Leahy HillSSE 155°234 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/5029236312

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