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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 The Chosin Few, 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

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
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 40
Gardens: 26
  • Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Waterford Rain Garden: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • 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
Beaches: 14
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
On the horizon

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 HillNW290 m9.7 mi
Gander MountainSSW283 m15.0 mi
Hill FifteenSSW276 m19.3 mi
Camelback KameSSW268 m22.8 mi
Mount TomWSW265 m5.9 mi
Mount MoriahSW257 m15.2 mi
Bald KnobSSW235 m22.4 mi
Leahy HillSSE234 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5029236296

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