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Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial

Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whittaker Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

village in DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, United States of America

Dates from 1956.

Wikidata Q2671247, matched on coordinates and name (169 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
All gave some, some gave all.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74935, -87.91643

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Whittaker Park: 0.2 mi
  • Oak Grove Park: 0.6 mi
  • Oak Grove County Forest Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Savoy Park: 0.8 mi
  • Harvester Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Beaches: 43
Peaks: 19
  • Centennial Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Signal Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 8.5 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 11.8 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 261°259 m8.5 mi
Mount HoyWNW 293°255 m14.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 30°204 m21.8 mi
Players HillNE 41°187 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/560090099

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