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Veteran's Memorial

Veteran's Memorial from directly overhead

Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Hurrle Peak stands 370 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellison Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road runs past it.

What the record says

Inscription
Honoring the brave men and women of our military.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.30246, -93.78013

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ellison Park: 0.1 mi
  • 4th Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Swan Park: 0.6 mi
  • East Bridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • West Bridge Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 56
  • Kelly-meyer Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
  • Uncas Dunes SNA: 8.2 mi
  • Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods Scientific Natural Area: 8.9 mi
  • Uncas Dunes SNA: 9.2 mi
  • William H. Houlton Conservation Area: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Cascades Development Monument: 8.4 mi
  • Babcock Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
  • Monument: 10.8 mi
  • Rogers Veterans' Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • Military Tribute: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Museums: 7
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Rebecca: 16.0 mi
  • Rice Street Beach: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Chipmunk picnic area: 20.4 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Hurrle Peak: 20.9 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
Hurrle PeakWNW 287°370 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:28
June solstice05:2820:2221:07
September equinox07:0318:3619:15
December solstice07:5215:4616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121730445767716961473219
Precip in0.71.01.42.64.24.44.34.53.42.51.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo 2NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5595479344

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