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The Victorious Charge

The Victorious Charge, a historic site in Wisconsin
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The Victorious Charge, a historic site in Wisconsin
I created this file. The artwork shown in the image is John S. Conway's Victorious Charge from 1898. · Public domain
The Victorious Charge, a historic site in Wisconsin
Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Victorious Charge, a historic site in Wisconsin
Elizabeth Widder // John S. Conway (sculpture) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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The Victorious Charge is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Holy Hill stands 376 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Midsummer Carnival Shaft, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Victorious Charge is a public artwork by American artist John S. Conway located on the Court of Honor on West Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The 1898 bronze sculpture is 9'10" high and sits on a 20' square granite pedestal.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1898.

Wikidata Q7772553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1898
Material
bronze
Inscription
TO. THOSE. WHO. FOUGHT. IN. THE. WAR. FOR. THE. UNION. 1861-1865 ERECTED.1898;JOHN S. CONWAY SCULPTOR;FOND CRESCENZI ROMA 1898
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Coordinates43.03872, -87.92405
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves: 53
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 1.2 mi
  • Lakeshore State Park: 1.5 mi
  • Downer Woods: 3.6 mi
  • Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 4.2 mi
  • 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.5 mi
Museums: 38
Gardens: 37
Picnic sites: 31
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 8
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Bayside: 10.0 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 23.7 mi
  • Holy Hill: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holy HillNW 305°376 m24.8 mi
Lapham HillW 269°368 m23.7 mi
Buena Park HillSW 222°290 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636475969747265523928
Precip in2.22.12.53.74.35.03.74.33.73.12.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/397328071

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