Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial
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. 18 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
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 4 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Flagg Creek Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- Old Lace School Museum: 3.0 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese: 3.3 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Columbia Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.9 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 2.2 mi
- Arie Crown Forest Picnic Shelter Grove 3: 2.2 mi
- Katherine Pavilion - North Picnic Shelter: 2.3 mi
- Willow Springs Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 2.6 mi
- Columbia Woods: 1.9 mi
- John Husar I&M Canal: 2.3 mi
- Des Plaines Riverway Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 2.5 mi
- Santa Fe Prairie: 3.1 mi
- Jean: 2.3 mi
- The Worker: 2.3 mi
- The McCabes: 2.4 mi
- Willow Springs Honor Roll: 2.4 mi
- Lilly: 2.4 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Torin's: 5.2 mi
- Kesman Garden: 5.5 mi
- Fairy Garden: 5.8 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 5.1 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 5.6 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 5.9 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 7.0 mi
- Andean Condor: 7.0 mi
- Westman Beach: 4.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 12.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 15.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 17.1 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 17.2 mi
- John Paul II: 3.0 mi
- Jet Era: 4.0 mi
- Walking Stick: 4.0 mi
- Sea Bird: 4.0 mi
- Sister 2: 4.1 mi
- 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
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 6.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 11.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 20.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 261° | 259 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 293° | 255 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 30° | 204 m | 21.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 41° | 187 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/560090099
Day trips start here
- Hinsdale · 4 mi
- La Grange · 5 mi
- Western Springs · 5 mi
- Brookfield · 6 mi
- Burbank · 6 mi
- Downers Grove · 6 mi
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