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Founders Memorial

Founders Memorial from directly overhead

Founders Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Founders Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Memorial for First Mayor of Beach Park Illinois.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42003, -87.83288

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Founders Park: 0.1 mi
  • Graham Park: 0.6 mi
  • Canaan Park: 1.0 mi
  • Meadow Creek Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sharon Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums: 48
  • Platen Press Printing Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum: 2.3 mi
  • The African American Museum at the England Manor: 3.6 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 4.2 mi
  • Pleasant Prairie History Museum: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 39
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Elawa Farm: 11.5 mi
  • McClure Rain Garden: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 38
  • Illinois Beach State Park: 1.6 mi
  • Waukegan Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Waukegan Municipal Beach: 4.0 mi
  • North Point Marina Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Grove: 6.1 mi
  • Sun Garden: 8.3 mi
  • The Buttery: 8.3 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 8.4 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Traveler: 4.0 mi
  • Jack Benny Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 4.1 mi
  • Finger Sculpture: 4.2 mi
  • Jockey International Globe: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Leahy Hill: 4.0 mi
  • sled hill: 14.5 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 19.0 mi
  • Bald Knob: 19.3 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainWNW 286°283 m19.0 mi
Hill FifteenW 277°276 m23.5 mi
Mount TomNW 312°265 m24.3 mi
Mount MoriahWNW 288°257 m23.1 mi
Bald KnobW 263°235 m19.3 mi
Leahy HillW 275°234 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3716:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636465666727163524029
Precip in1.41.52.23.83.94.43.53.63.63.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5575035951

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