Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Illinois World War I Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the 2,970 Illinois residents who are listed as killed or listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War. Dedicated in 1988, the Memorial includes the names of the dead or missing carved in black granite walls that radiate from the central eternal flame. Supporting the flame are five vertical gray granite walls, each representing a branch of the armed services. A vigil and memorial service is held each year on the first full weekend in May and on Memorial Day, as well as the first Saturday in December. The Memorial is maintained by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as a state historic site, and is located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
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Wikidata Q5999839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988-05-07
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 61.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 2 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bob Vose Corner: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.7 mi
- Gehrmann Park: 0.7 mi
- Duncan Park: 0.9 mi
- Enos Park: 1.0 mi
- Bust of Abraham Lincoln: 0.4 mi
- Fido Sniffing Flower Pot: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln's Bench: 1.4 mi
- A Greater Task: 1.4 mi
- Lincoln Mural: 1.4 mi
- Illinois State Military Museum: 0.4 mi
- Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Union Station: 1.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum: 1.4 mi
- Shea's Gas Station Museum: 1.4 mi
- Garden of Hope: 0.8 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 0.9 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Gurgens Park: 3.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.5 mi
- Carpenter Park: 3.8 mi
- Wanless Park: 7.1 mi
- Milk a Cow: 1.4 mi
- High Dive Show: 1.5 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 1.8 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.9 mi
- Cotton Hill: 10.8 mi
- Walnut Hill: 12.5 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 17.2 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 18.4 mi
- Polecat Hill: 20.9 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NE 36° | 221 m | 17.2 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 29° | 197 m | 12.5 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 18° | 187 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 154° | 186 m | 10.8 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 94° | 183 m | 18.4 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | NW 316° | 183 m | 24.4 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 | 18:58 |
| 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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3049643466
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