Veteran's Memorial
Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gorman Wayside, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- To Honor All Those Who Served in The Armed Forces of the United States, and Especially to Those Residents of the Town of Fitchburg Who Have Given Their Lives in Service To Their Country.
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gorman Wayside: 0.0 mi
- Hillside Heights Park: 0.3 mi
- Byrne Park: 0.7 mi
- Oak Meadow Park: 0.9 mi
- Nobel Woods: 0.9 mi
- Lacy Garden: 1.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rimrock/Green Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 3.9 mi
- Magnolia & Lilac: 4.0 mi
- Bluestem Park: 2.3 mi
- Nevin Springs Fishery and Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Black Walnut Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Knollwood Conservation Park: 2.8 mi
- Dawley Conservancy Park: 2.8 mi
- The McCoy Farmhouse: 2.7 mi
- Geshe Sopa Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Old Spring Hotel: 4.6 mi
- Quann Park Railroad Bridges: 4.7 mi
- Kenneth Jensen Wheeler Council Ring: 4.8 mi
- Seasonal Inspirations: 3.3 mi
- Community: 3.4 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 3.6 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 4.4 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 5.2 mi
- University of Wisconsin Space Place: 4.3 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 6.1 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 6.3 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 6.4 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 6.6 mi
- Circle Bench: 5.1 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 5.2 mi
- Bernie's Beach: 5.4 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 5.5 mi
- Olin Beach: 5.6 mi
- Badger Mill Hill: 5.2 mi
- Bascom Hill: 6.4 mi
- Observatory Hill: 6.4 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 6.7 mi
- Eagle Heights: 7.1 mi
- Big Spring: 4.4 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 4.8 mi
- Council Spring: 4.8 mi
- Merrill Spring: 7.0 mi
- Springs: 9.8 mi
- Fox Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Maple Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Table Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 2.4 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 6.7 mi
- Williams Knoll: 10.4 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 3.8 mi
- Train Car: 6.9 mi
- Fellows: 20.0 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 278° | 524 m | 21.6 mi |
| Indian Castle | WNW 285° | 354 m | 24.6 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 175° | 338 m | 10.7 mi |
| Liberty Mound | E 81° | 326 m | 13.7 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NNW 344° | 317 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WSW 241° | 316 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Julia | WSW 238° | 313 m | 11.1 mi |
| Badger Mill Hill | W 268° | 310 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5452192562
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