Historic site · Wisconsin
On Land and On Water
On Land and On Water is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. The nearest named place is Picnic Area 5, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1921
- Inscription
- IN MEMORIAM/ TO OUR HEROES OF THE WORLD WAR/ WHO DIED/ ON LAND AND ON WATER/ THESE TREES WERE DEDICATED BY THE/ MILWAUKEE COUNTY CHAPTER OF/ AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS/ MAY 20, 1921
How to reach it
Coordinates43.07064, -87.86782
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Mary E. Spence Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Brigadier General Erastus B. Wolcott: 0.3 mi
- North Point Light Station: 0.4 mi
- Gilman Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Lapham Memorial: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Eight Stone Lions: 0.4 mi
- Pounce: 0.8 mi
- Three Bronze Discs: 0.8 mi
- Polyphony: 0.8 mi
- Milwaukee: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Newberry Boulevard Park: 0.7 mi
- Gilman Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Prospect Triangle: 0.9 mi
- Water Tower Park: 1.0 mi
- Menlo Boulevard Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Summer Soulstice Music Festival: 1.1 mi
- Skyline Music: 2.0 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 2.3 mi
- Bastille Days: 2.7 mi
- Lakefront Festival of Art: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 46
- Downer Woods: 1.0 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 1.0 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 3.0 mi
- Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 4.8 mi
Museums: 36
Gardens: 32
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 1.1 mi
- Apartment Garden: 1.1 mi
- Victory Garden Urban Farm: 2.1 mi
- All People's Garden: 2.3 mi
- Nigella Community Garden: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 31
- Picnic Area 5: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 8
- Bradford Beach: 0.6 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.0 mi
- Private Beach: 9.2 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- North Point Lighthouse: 0.4 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 0.4 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 21.7 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 22.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Root Creek: 9.5 mi
- Brookfield Center: 14.0 mi
- Raymond Center: 20.0 mi
- Denoon: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Silurian Spring: 18.4 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 21.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Bayside: 8.0 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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