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Patrick Cudahy Memorial

Patrick Cudahy Memorial from directly overhead

Patrick Cudahy Memorial is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheridan Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Patrick Cudahy Memorial is a public art work by American artist Felix de Weldon, located in Sheridan Park in Cudahy, Wisconsin. The bronze sculpture depicts industrialist Patrick Cudahy standing and wearing a business suit. The inscription reads: PATRICK CUDAHY FOUNDER OF THE CITY OF CUDAHY MARCH 17 1849 - JULY 25, 1919 (shamrock) (Inscribed on side of base :) Lover of shrubs, flowers, trees (Inscribed on side of base:) Founder of the City of Cudahy

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1965.

Wikidata Q7146303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1965

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95925, -87.84868

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sheridan Park: 0.2 mi
  • St. Francis Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Immigrant Family Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pulaski Park: 0.9 mi
  • Greene Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 42
Gardens: 37
  • Growing South Milwaukee: 3.5 mi
  • Garden District Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Hide House Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Cudahy Garden: 6.0 mi
Museums: 36
Picnic sites: 36
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Mount Bayside: 15.8 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillWSW 239°290 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1319:5120:35
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2015:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736465768737265534030
Precip in1.81.72.23.93.54.43.43.73.22.82.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milwaukee Mitchell AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4301098211

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