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Flag Memorial

Flag Memorial from directly overhead

Flag Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1918
Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates41.11975, -87.86064

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.5 mi
  • Riverview Historic District: 0.5 mi
  • Snow Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Schuyler Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 19
Museums: 8
  • Kankakee County Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Exploration Station Children's Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 3.0 mi
  • Wilmington Historical Society Building: 19.8 mi
  • Braidwood Area Historical Society: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 8
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Langham: 6.1 mi
  • Pilot Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Big Hill: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot HillSW 236°227 m11.2 mi
Mount LanghamSE 132°221 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:2019:4720:28
September equinox06:4018:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4216:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242839506272757367544130
Precip in2.41.92.53.95.15.24.73.83.63.42.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kankakee Metro Wastewater, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6515674547

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