Douglas County Memorial of Honor
Douglas County Memorial of Honor is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 139 miles off. 186 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004-07-03
How to reach it
- 139.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.2 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
186 named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Park: 0.2 mi
- Robinson Park: 0.4 mi
- Constant Park: 0.4 mi
- John Taylor Park: 0.6 mi
- Lyons Park: 0.6 mi
- Watkins Museum of History: 1.0 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Natural History Museum: 1.4 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 1.9 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 2.6 mi
- Moses: 1.4 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 1.4 mi
- Chesty Lion: 2.1 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 2.4 mi
- Relay Race: 3.8 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 1.3 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 1.4 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 2.6 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 1.4 mi
- Victory Eagle-WWI Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- U.S. Navy Polaris Missile: 1.7 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Fitch Natural History Reservation: 4.4 mi
- McColl Nature Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Archery Only Area: 8.1 mi
- Franklin: 4.4 mi
- Prairie City: 15.1 mi
- Twin Mound: 15.6 mi
- Richland: 17.7 mi
- Coburn: 17.8 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 0.8 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 1.5 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 9.7 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 9.8 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 14.2 mi
- Mount Oread: 1.4 mi
- Blue Mound: 5.8 mi
- Shank Hill: 6.3 mi
- Sanders Mound: 6.4 mi
- Nolan Hill: 9.7 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 22.6 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 6.3 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 6.3 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 8.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.7 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Douglas County Memorial of Honor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | W 280° | 338 m | 10.4 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 151° | 318 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fowler Hill | S 172° | 318 m | 19.2 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NNW 338° | 317 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Oread | SW 219° | 316 m | 1.4 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 240° | 316 m | 16.0 mi |
| Shank Hill | SSW 193° | 304 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sanders Mound | WSW 241° | 288 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13059024727
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