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United States Marines, Badger Detachment Marine Corps League, Devil Dogs Pound 14

United States Marines, Badger Detachment Marine Corps League, Devil Dogs Pound 14 from directly overhead

United States Marines, Badger Detachment Marine Corps League, Devil Dogs Pound 14 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 Military Order of the “Devil Dogs” was organized and created in 1939 and granted a charter as a subsidiary organization of the Marine Corps League. The name Devil Dogs came into use during the fierce fighting between the Germans and the fifth and Sixt

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Coordinates42.69742, -88.08882
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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: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 0.1 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
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of United States Marines, Badger Detachment Marine Corps League, Devil Dogs Pound 14. 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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When to go

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/5029236294

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