Soldiers' Monument
Soldiers' Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Benton Mound stands 367 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 30 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Soldiers' Monument is an American Civil War memorial located at the northern corner of Galena Avenue and Stephenson Street in Freeport, Illinois. General Smith D. Atkins designed the monument, which was erected in 1871. The limestone obelisk monument is 83 feet (25 m) tall; a statue of Victory originally topped the monument, but it was destroyed by a lightning strike in 1960. Marble tablets at the base of the memorial listed the names of Stephenson County's Civil War casualties; these were reversed and covered by bronze plaques in 1924 to allow space to list all of the county's Civil War veterans. Four 7-foot (2.1 m) statues were located at the corners of the base, which were replaced by identical replicas in 1924. The statues represent soldiers from each major branch of the Union military: the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy. The monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 1998.
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Dates from 1871.
Wikidata Q25206021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 29.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Louis' Point · 30 mi
- Oak Point · 30 mi
- Lookout Point · 30 mi
- Ozzie's Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square: 0.2 mi
- Third Ward Park: 0.5 mi
- Taylor Park: 0.9 mi
- Read Park: 0.9 mi
- Bidwell Park: 1.0 mi
- Pecatonica Prairie Trail: 0.5 mi
- Freeport Wetland Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Freeport Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Indian Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Wes Block Trailhead: 3.1 mi
- Lincoln and Douglas in Debate: 0.2 mi
- T-38 Aircraft: 4.0 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Blackhawk War Monument: 13.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Freeport Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Stephenson County Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Cedarville Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- Winslow Historical Society and Museum: 16.0 mi
- Stockton Heritage Museum: 20.0 mi
- Boat Rental: 2.1 mi
- Paridise Cove: 16.0 mi
- Byron Drag Strip: 21.8 mi
- The Dells: 22.6 mi
- Deck: 22.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.5 mi
- Coffman Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 18.8 mi
- Simmons Mound: 18.9 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 21.2 mi
- Black Hawk Statue: 23.5 mi
- Cornball: 24.5 mi
- Soypod: 24.5 mi
- American Legion Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Ogle County Veterans Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 16.0 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 23.3 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldiers' Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Mound | WNW 288° | 367 m | 22.9 mi |
| Simmons Mound | WNW 284° | 323 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 120° | 294 m | 7.5 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | SSE 149° | 289 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 138° | 281 m | 18.8 mi |
| Devil's Tea Table | NNW 337° | 246 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport Waste WTP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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