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Veteran's Memorial

Veteran's Memorial from directly overhead

Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is East Bank Riverfront Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Middleville Area POW MIA

How to reach it

Coordinates42.71263, -85.46591

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Bank Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lions Sesquicentennial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Old Hotel Greenspace: 0.1 mi
  • Stagecoach Park: 0.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.1 mi
Artworks: 60
Nature reserves: 28
Museums: 22
Attractions: 20
  • Historic Stagecoach: 0.1 mi
  • Lee School: 14.6 mi
  • Sixberry House: 14.6 mi
  • Hastings Township Halls: 14.6 mi
  • Barber Shop: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Gavin Hill Marker: 0.2 mi
  • Dolan Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Union Monument: 9.8 mi
  • Orangeville Veterans' Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Middleville Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Alger Heights Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Stargazer Gardens: 17.1 mi
  • Winchester Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Hillcrest Community Garden: 19.5 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Graves Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Baird Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Dias Hill: 11.0 mi
  • The Hogback: 16.6 mi
  • Buena Vista Hill: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Fishing Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Millennium Park Beach: 21.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Saranac Rest Area 532: 19.3 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillWNW311 m11.0 mi
Baird HillS294 m8.2 mi
The HogbackSSE282 m16.6 mi
Graves HillS280 m6.3 mi
Beach HillW242 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0520:4121:24
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:1016:2617:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455767716962503929
Precip in2.62.12.53.84.44.23.43.83.34.02.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/709704497

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