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V.F.W. Gifford Larson Post 7924 Veterans Memorial

V.F.W. Gifford Larson Post 7924 Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

V.F.W. Gifford Larson Post 7924 Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Milk, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
The V.F.W. Gifford Larson Post 7924 dedicates this Activity Building to the Citizens of Racine County August 3, 1983

How to reach it

Coordinates42.67853, -88.05934

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Old Settlers Park: 0.1 mi
  • Shepherds College Park: 0.2 mi
  • Indian Trail Park: 0.5 mi
  • Schoolyard Park: 0.6 mi
  • Well No 3 Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Apple Holler: 5.3 mi
  • Abandoned Haunted House Complex: 5.6 mi
  • Mars Cheese Castle: 6.9 mi
  • Laser Tag: 9.3 mi
  • The Vault: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 59
  • Jockey International Globe: 13.2 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 13.9 mi
  • Ma Mère: 14.1 mi
  • Sphere: 14.1 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 14.4 mi
Museums: 39
Picnic sites: 30
  • Pet Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 18
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Tom: 6.8 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 14.5 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 15.2 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 3
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of V.F.W. Gifford Larson Post 7924 Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillNW 312°290 m11.7 mi
Gander MountainSSW 208°283 m14.5 mi
Hill FifteenSW 218°276 m19.1 mi
Camelback KameSW 218°268 m22.6 mi
Mount TomWSW 256°265 m6.8 mi
Mount MoriahSW 224°257 m15.2 mi
Bald KnobSSW 200°235 m21.6 mi
Leahy HillSSE 157°234 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1519:5120:34
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2015:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5026878363

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