G.A.R. Mound - Army of the Republic Monument
G.A.R. Mound - Army of the Republic Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Belltower, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This lot was set aside by the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board of Managers for the burial of Union Army Veterans who did not have family plots elsewhere. Buried on this lot are ninety-seven Union soldiers.
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 62.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 2 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Park: 0.3 mi
- Bob Vose Corner: 0.6 mi
- Gehrmann Park: 0.9 mi
- Watershed Park: 1.0 mi
- David T. Lawless Park: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Belltower: 0.1 mi
- Illinois World War II Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Illinois World War I Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Bust of Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 1.1 mi
- Cow: 1.2 mi
- Corn: 1.3 mi
- Fido Sniffing Flower Pot: 1.5 mi
- Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum: 0.4 mi
- Illinois State Military Museum: 0.7 mi
- Shea's Gas Station Museum: 1.1 mi
- Illinois State Fair Museum: 1.2 mi
- Illinois Fire Museum: 1.2 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 0.9 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Hope: 1.1 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Motherland Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Gurgens Park: 3.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.1 mi
- Carpenter Park: 3.4 mi
- Wanless Park: 7.2 mi
- Milk a Cow: 1.0 mi
- High Dive Show: 1.1 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 2.0 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 4.3 mi
- Cotton Hill: 11.0 mi
- Walnut Hill: 12.1 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 16.8 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 18.2 mi
- Polecat Hill: 20.5 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of G.A.R. Mound - Army of the Republic Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NE 36° | 221 m | 16.8 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 29° | 197 m | 12.1 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 17° | 187 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 156° | 186 m | 11.0 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 95° | 183 m | 18.2 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | NW 315° | 183 m | 24.4 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | NE 40° | 180 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield Abraham Lincoln CA, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4258697776
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