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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
Attractions
Historic sites: 52
Museums: 47
  • 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
Beaches: 35
  • 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
Gardens: 35
  • 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
Artworks: 26
  • 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
Picnic sites: 25
  • 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
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 MountainWNW283 m19.0 mi
Hill FifteenW276 m23.5 mi
Mount TomNW265 m24.3 mi
Mount MoriahWNW257 m23.1 mi
Bald KnobW235 m19.3 mi
Leahy HillW234 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 50–80 °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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