Lapham Memorial
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Lapham Memorial is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. The nearest named place is Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Lapham Memorial is a public artwork by American artist Albert H. Atkins, located near the entrance to Lapham Hall, on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus. It is in memory of Increase A. Lapham, a 19th-century scientist famous for prompting the creation of the National Weather Service and recording the antiquities of Wisconsin, among other accomplishments.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1915.
Wikidata Q6488156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1915
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Polyphony: 0.1 mi
- Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology: 0.1 mi
- Three Bronze Discs: 0.1 mi
- Milwaukee: 0.1 mi
- Jantar-Mantar: 0.1 mi
- Cambridge Woods Park: 0.5 mi
- Newberry Boulevard Park: 0.5 mi
- Menlo Boulevard Park: 0.6 mi
- River Park: 0.6 mi
- Hubbard Park: 0.7 mi
- Stinky Timbers: 0.7 mi
- Mary E. Spence Memorial: 0.8 mi
- On Land and On Water: 0.9 mi
- Brigadier General Erastus B. Wolcott: 0.9 mi
- Gilman Triangle: 0.9 mi
- Summer Soulstice Music Festival: 1.1 mi
- Skyline Music: 1.6 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 1.6 mi
- Sprecher Brewery: 2.5 mi
- AJ Bombers Chairs: 2.5 mi
- Downer Woods: 0.3 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 0.9 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 3.0 mi
- Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 4.4 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 0.6 mi
- Apartment Garden: 0.7 mi
- Victory Garden Urban Farm: 1.3 mi
- Nigella Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Nigella Community Orchard: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 5.8 mi
- Bradford Beach: 1.1 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.1 mi
- Private Beach: 8.7 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 11.5 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 0.9 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 0.9 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 21.4 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 21.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 21.8 mi
- Root Creek: 9.3 mi
- Brookfield Center: 13.3 mi
- Raymond Center: 20.1 mi
- Denoon: 21.4 mi
- Silurian Spring: 17.8 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 21.2 mi
- Mount Bayside: 7.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4301428314
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