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U.S. Navy Armed Guard, Illinois-Wisconsin Chapter

U.S. Navy Armed Guard, Illinois-Wisconsin Chapter from directly overhead

U.S. Navy Armed Guard, Illinois-Wisconsin Chapter is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is China-Burma-India Veterans Association Milwaukee Basha #1, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The Armed Guard was created as a branch of the United States Navy during World War I to protect the merchant ships of the United States by maintaining weapons on 384 merchant ships. During World War II, the Armed Guard was reactivated and expanded as a re

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Coordinates42.69746, -88.08892
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Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Abandoned Haunted House Complex: 6.9 mi
  • Apple Holler: 7.0 mi
  • Mars Cheese Castle: 8.9 mi
  • Laser Tag: 11.3 mi
  • The Vault: 11.3 mi
Artworks
  • Jockey International Globe: 15.1 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 15.7 mi
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 15.7 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 15.9 mi
  • Mythos: 15.9 mi
Museums: 42
Picnic sites: 36
  • Pet Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 15
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Tom: 5.9 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 15.0 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 15.2 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 4
  • Indian Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Silurian Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 2
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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of U.S. Navy Armed Guard, Illinois-Wisconsin Chapter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillNW 313°290 m9.7 mi
Gander MountainSSW 201°283 m15.0 mi
Hill FifteenSSW 212°276 m19.3 mi
Camelback KameSSW 213°268 m22.8 mi
Mount TomWSW 240°265 m5.9 mi
Mount MoriahSW 216°257 m15.2 mi
Bald KnobSSW 196°235 m22.4 mi
Leahy HillSSE 154°234 m20.9 mi
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Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2015:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202434455666716961493726
Precip in1.81.52.13.54.14.53.53.83.42.92.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Grove Wwtp, 3 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5029236296

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