Purple Heart Memorial
Purple Heart Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Illinois World War II Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2016-08-07
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 61.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 2 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bob Vose Corner: 0.5 mi
- Gehrmann Park: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.7 mi
- Duncan Park: 0.9 mi
- Enos Park: 1.0 mi
- Bust of Abraham Lincoln: 0.4 mi
- Fido Sniffing Flower Pot: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln's Bench: 1.3 mi
- A Greater Task: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Mural: 1.4 mi
- Illinois State Military Museum: 0.4 mi
- Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Union Station: 1.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum: 1.4 mi
- Shea's Gas Station Museum: 1.4 mi
- Garden of Hope: 0.8 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 0.8 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Gurgens Park: 3.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.6 mi
- Carpenter Park: 3.8 mi
- Wanless Park: 7.1 mi
- Milk a Cow: 1.5 mi
- High Dive Show: 1.6 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 1.8 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.9 mi
- Cotton Hill: 10.8 mi
- Walnut Hill: 12.6 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 17.2 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 18.4 mi
- Polecat Hill: 20.9 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purple Heart Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NE 36° | 221 m | 17.2 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 29° | 197 m | 12.6 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 18° | 187 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 154° | 186 m | 10.8 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 94° | 183 m | 18.4 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | NW 316° | 183 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4428044858
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