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Lidice Memorial

Lidice Memorial, a historic site in Wisconsin
Lidice Memorial, a historic site in WisconsinCorey Coyle · CC BY 3.0

Lidice Memorial is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Timms Hill stands 595 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sokol Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

The Lidice Memorial is a monument to the Lidice massacre perpetrated by Nazi Germany in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during the Second World War. The memorial was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1944.

Wikidata Q16932691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.69405, -90.40714

60 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • Sokol Park: 0.0 mi
  • Elk Lake Park: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chapman Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chain-O-Lakes Campground and Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Hallberg Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Timms Hill: 19.7 mi
  • Fred's Summit: 19.8 mi
  • Pearson Hill: 20.3 mi
  • Spokes Hill: 22.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Fred Smith Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Old Town Hall Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Knox Creek Heritage Center: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Hogsback Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Newman Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Ferry Springs: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Helen's Garden: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timms HillSSE 149°594.7 m19.7 mi
Fred's SummitSSE 148°584 m19.8 mi
Pearson HillSSE 147°576 m20.3 mi
Sunset HillSSE 159°561 m24.8 mi
Spokes HillSSE 155°538 m22.8 mi
Hallberg HillS 174°477 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:14
June solstice05:1320:0920:56
September equinox06:4918:2219:01
December solstice07:4015:3116:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111527415363676557443018
Precip in1.01.01.62.73.94.13.63.93.93.51.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prentice #2, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 06000301OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Lidice Memorial, reference 06000301, listed 04/19/06.

OpenStreetMap element node/4713732713

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