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Grand Army of the Republic

Grand Army of the Republic from directly overhead

Grand Army of the Republic is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is G.A.R. Woods, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.2 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
In honor of the men who wore the blue and served in the Union Army of the Civil War U.S.A. 1861-1865. Dedicated by the Past President's Club of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861 1865 October 27, 1930.
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.88344, -87.82630

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Washington Commons Park: 0.3 mi
  • Washington Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Keystone Park: 0.3 mi
  • Keystone Park: 0.3 mi
  • Washington Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Artworks
  • Fred Hampton: 0.6 mi
  • Wolf Head: 1.3 mi
  • Well: 1.4 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: 1.4 mi
  • Cougar Pride: 1.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Bactrian Camel: 3.4 mi
  • Przewalski's Horse: 3.4 mi
  • Grevy's Zebra: 3.4 mi
  • Short-Nosed Echidna: 3.4 mi
  • Wombat: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Lake Strini: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 231°259 m16.7 mi
Mount HoyW 259°255 m18.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 33°204 m11.5 mi
Players HillE 100°187 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10176286186

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