Leif, the Discoverer
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Leif, the Discoverer is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Solomon Juneau Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Leif, the Discoverer is a bronze sculpture of Leif Ericson created by American sculptor Anne Whitney. The statue was erected on November 15, 1887 in Juneau Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q6519358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1887
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Leif, the discoverer/ son of Erik/ who sailed from Iceland/ and landed on this continent/ A.D. 1000.;Leif, son of Erik the Red
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Solomon Juneau Monument: 0.1 mi
- General Douglas MacArthur: 0.2 mi
- Edward Diederichs House "The Lion House": 0.2 mi
- First Ward Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Hotel Astor: 0.2 mi
- Panthera Leo: 0.2 mi
- Panthera Leo: 0.2 mi
- Robert Burns: 0.2 mi
- Birds of Knowledge of Good and Evil: 0.2 mi
- Cleopatra's Wedge: 0.2 mi
- Museum Center Park: 0.4 mi
- Marshall Park: 0.4 mi
- Cathedral Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Cass Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Urban Park: 0.6 mi
- Bastille Days: 0.4 mi
- Jazz in the Park: 0.4 mi
- Lakefront Festival of Art: 0.4 mi
- AJ Bombers Chairs: 0.7 mi
- Live at Peck: 0.8 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 0.8 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.6 mi
- Downer Woods: 2.6 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.1 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 5.4 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 0.4 mi
- Apartment Garden: 1.6 mi
- All People's Garden: 1.7 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.9 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.0 mi
- Bradford Beach: 1.8 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 9.5 mi
- Private Beach: 10.9 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.0 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.0 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 23.6 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 24.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.0 mi
- Root Creek: 7.2 mi
- Brookfield Center: 12.7 mi
- Raymond Center: 17.8 mi
- Denoon: 19.3 mi
- Mount Bayside: 9.6 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 24.2 mi
- Silurian Spring: 16.6 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leif, the Discoverer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Park Hill | SW 224° | 290 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4039245330
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