Navy Memorial
Navy Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Variations, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 24 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Comprised of relics from the retired cruiser USS Tuscaloosa, including a 1 ton anchor, jackstaff (flagpole), and anchor chain. The relics are on top of a circular pedestal of granite and marble. Dedicated Oct. 27, 1966 and completed in 1967.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Haskell Park: 0.2 mi
- Waterside Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Museum Park: 0.3 mi
- Joe Marino Park: 0.3 mi
- Wester Park: 0.3 mi
- Searls Park Prairie Nature Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: 2.4 mi
- Lockwood Park: 3.3 mi
- Anna Page Park: 4.2 mi
- Winnebago County Forest Preserve Headquarters: 4.6 mi
- Riverfront Museum Park: 0.2 mi
- Discovery Center Museum: 0.2 mi
- Rockford Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Burpee Museum: 0.3 mi
- Erlander Home Museum: 0.7 mi
- Cape Variations: 0.0 mi
- Mr. 4th of July Statue: 0.3 mi
- Iron Determination: 0.3 mi
- Giant Basketball Hoop: 0.5 mi
- Rockmen Guardians: 0.9 mi
- Lenny the Cat: 0.4 mi
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 3.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 4.7 mi
- The Dells: 7.1 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 0.7 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Stillman's: 12.3 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 13.2 mi
- Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Fountain Garden: 2.3 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 2.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 2.4 mi
- Turtle Mound: 0.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 1.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 19.1 mi
- Pine Rock: 20.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 20.7 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 13.4 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 15.0 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 16.9 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 15.8 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 19.1 mi
- Brush Point: 24.3 mi
- Standfield Beach: 2.4 mi
- Olson Beach: 8.6 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 6.4 mi
- White Rock: 16.1 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 2.1 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 20.6 mi
- Valley View Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Navy Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | W 264° | 294 m | 20.7 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | WSW 253° | 289 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 230° | 281 m | 19.1 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SW 214° | 274 m | 23.8 mi |
| Turtle Mound | ESE 114° | 218 m | 0.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12856527455
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