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Cannon Memorial

Cannon Memorial from directly overhead

Cannon Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookfield Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.9 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1935-10-13
Inscription
In Memoriam Dedicated to the memory of all who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States Edward Feely Post No 190 American Legion Brookfield Ill Oct 13 1935

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82270, -87.84257

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Parks
  • Creekside Park: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Maple South Park: 0.5 mi
  • Progress Park: 0.6 mi
  • Madlin Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Family Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Kesman Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Broadview Community Garden: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Andean Condor: 0.7 mi
  • Mexican Gray Wolf: 0.7 mi
  • Pelican: 0.7 mi
  • Kill Site: 0.7 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 19
  • Players Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Signal Hill: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Lake Strini: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 242°259 m13.7 mi
Mount HoyW 272°255 m17.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 27°204 m15.6 mi
Players HillNE 47°187 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12015830872

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