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Memorial to the Unborn

Memorial to the Unborn from directly overhead

Memorial to the Unborn is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Joseph the Workman, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 0.9 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates43.75199, -91.18136

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • La Crosse County: 0.9 mi
  • La Crosse Blufflands - Juniper Property: 1.3 mi
  • Clayton E Johnson Park: 1.4 mi
  • Mormon Coulee Park: 1.5 mi
  • Sherwood Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 38
  • Hedgehog Bluff: 3.0 mi
  • Cliffwood Bluff: 3.7 mi
  • Grandad Bluff: 4.5 mi
  • Miller Bluff: 5.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Losey Memorial Arch: 5.3 mi
  • Red Cloud Park: 6.1 mi
  • Nation's First Watershed Project: 8.1 mi
  • Sunny the Sunfish: 10.1 mi
  • Rattler Cairn: 11.5 mi
Museums: 12
  • Swarthout Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Dahl Auto Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Children's Museum of La Crosse: 5.3 mi
  • Historic Hixon House Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Riverside Museum: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Highway 76 Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Little Spring: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Riverside International Friendship Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wadels HillNE 35°428 m23.2 mi
Krueger HillNNE 25°414 m17.2 mi
Wanless HillNNE 31°414 m20.4 mi
Waldness HillNNE 31°413 m19.7 mi
Heller HillNNE 30°412 m19.5 mi
Peacock HillN 2°401 m24.6 mi
Red RockENE 74°397 m23.8 mi
Bunker HillE 81°394 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:17
June solstice05:2420:0720:51
September equinox06:5318:2619:04
December solstice07:3615:4416:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465867716961493522
Precip in1.11.11.94.04.95.34.34.54.02.91.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crosse WFO, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1097794161

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