Solomon Juneau Monument
Solomon Juneau Monument is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Leif, the Discoverer, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Juneau Monument is a public artwork by American artist Richard Henry Park located on the grounds of Juneau Park, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The base of the statue is made of limestone. On top of the base is a bronze statue of Solomon Juneau. On each side of the base are bronze reliefs. The statue is 5 feet (1.5 m) wide by 15 feet (4.6 m) high.
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Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q6312483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1887
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Solomon Juneau;The gift of Charles T. Bradley, and William H. Metcalf to the City of Milwaukee.;Solomon Juneau, First Mayor of Milwaukee, MDCCCXXXXVI.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Leif, the Discoverer: 0.1 mi
- World War I Memorial Flagpole: 0.1 mi
- Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines Memorial: 0.2 mi
- U.S. Army: 0.2 mi
- U.S. Marine Corps: 0.2 mi
- Birds of Knowledge of Good and Evil: 0.2 mi
- LOVE, 1966-2000: 0.2 mi
- Argo: 0.2 mi
- Cleft: 0.2 mi
- The Calling: 0.3 mi
- Museum Center Park: 0.3 mi
- Cathedral Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Marshall Park: 0.5 mi
- Urban Park: 0.5 mi
- Pompeii Square: 0.5 mi
- Lakefront Festival of Art: 0.3 mi
- Bastille Days: 0.3 mi
- Jazz in the Park: 0.3 mi
- Big Gig BBQ: 0.6 mi
- Black Arts Fest MKE: 0.7 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 0.7 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.5 mi
- Downer Woods: 2.8 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.2 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 5.3 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 0.3 mi
- All People's Garden: 1.7 mi
- Apartment Garden: 1.7 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.8 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bradford Beach: 1.9 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Private Beach: 11.0 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.1 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.1 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 23.7 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 24.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.1 mi
- Root Creek: 7.1 mi
- Brookfield Center: 12.7 mi
- Raymond Center: 17.7 mi
- Denoon: 19.2 mi
- Mount Bayside: 9.7 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 24.1 mi
- Silurian Spring: 16.6 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Solomon Juneau Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Park Hill | SW 224° | 290 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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