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Veteran’s Memorial

Veteran’s Memorial from directly overhead

Veteran’s Memorial is a historic site in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockmasters House Heritage Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78630, -91.09729

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Side Park: 0.2 mi
  • River Side Park: 0.3 mi
  • River Side Park: 0.3 mi
  • River Side Park: 0.4 mi
  • River Side Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 9
Peaks: 9
  • Hefel Ridge: 9.5 mi
  • Sugar Loaf: 12.1 mi
  • Balltown Ridge: 13.9 mi
  • Chicken Ridge: 17.5 mi
  • Pine Knob: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • St. Feriole Island Gardens: 18.7 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
Sherrill MoundSE 129°374 m19.6 mi
Balltown RidgeSE 138°355 m13.9 mi
Chicken RidgeW 276°355 m17.5 mi
Sundown MountainSE 143°348 m23.3 mi
Mondell HillN 360°347 m18.7 mi
Pilot KnobW 270°329 m23.7 mi
Pine KnobNNE 31°302 m18.6 mi
Hefel RidgeSE 142°281 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:17
June solstice05:2720:0420:47
September equinox06:5218:2619:04
December solstice07:3315:4816:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336496170747264523825
Precip in1.31.22.03.74.65.74.93.63.72.82.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guttenberg L&D 10, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12648708697

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