Soldiers and Sailors Monument
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Civic Center, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Duluth Civic Center Historic District is a historic government complex in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It includes the St. Louis County Courthouse, Duluth City Hall, and the Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building. The complex was designed by urban planning pioneer Daniel Burnham in 1909 and constructed over the next twenty years. It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture and community planning and development. It was nominated for its associations with Burnham and the City Beautiful movement. The Duluth Civic Center Historic District comprises five contributing properties. The Saint Louis County Courthouse, completed in 1909, was designed by Daniel Burnham & Co. as the focal point of the complex. In front of it stands a monument to Duluth veterans who died in service overseas. It was designed by Cass Gilbert and installed around 1921. The St. Louis County Jail, designed by Holstead & Sullivan, was added in 1923. Duluth City Hall was designed by the local architectural firm of Shefchik & Olsen and built in 1928. The Federal Building was constructed in 1929. A fountain was installed in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the late 1960s. An act of Congress officially named the Federal Building for former District Court judge Gerald Heaney in 2007.
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Wikidata Q5313503, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 0.5 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 9.8 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 25.3 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 2 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 3 mi
- Rock Knob · 4 mi
- Gazebo Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Civic Center: 0.0 mi
- Strickand Park: 0.2 mi
- Bayfront Festival Park: 0.4 mi
- Observation Park: 0.4 mi
- Cascade Park: 0.5 mi
- SS William A. Irvin: 0.4 mi
- Tug Bayfield: 0.7 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 1.0 mi
- Enger Tower: 1.0 mi
- Leif Erikson Replica Longboat: 1.5 mi
- Clayton-Jackson-McGhie Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Float Copper: 0.7 mi
- Modern Ship Propeller: 0.7 mi
- Northwoods Sailors: 0.7 mi
- United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard: 0.7 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Pokegama Carnegie Wetlands State Natural Area: 9.2 mi
- Canosia Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Jay Cooke: 1.2 mi
- Leif Erikson: 1.5 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 2.4 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 2.7 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 2.7 mi
- Lower Amnicon Falls: 15.7 mi
- Snake Pit Falls: 15.7 mi
- Now and Then Falls: 15.7 mi
- Upper Amnicon Falls: 15.7 mi
- Big Manitou Falls: 17.1 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 1.0 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 2.8 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 9.5 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 18.7 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Moose Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Bardon Peak: 8.9 mi
- Elys Peak: 10.0 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 14.8 mi
- Pikes Peak: 23.4 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 0.7 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
- Point of Rocks: 0.8 mi
- The Deeps: 6.2 mi
- Knife River Beach: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSE 160° | 403 m | 23.4 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 45° | 350 m | 8.0 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | SW 230° | 292 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth Harbor STN, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 86003097OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3996695305
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