- Elevation, modelled
- 208 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob235 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6623.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2016, -87.8091
Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 208 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 23 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 302° | 235 m | 24.0 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 341° | 234 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 157° | 204 m | 13.4 mi |
| Players Hill | S 175° | 187 m | 22.6 mi |
- 23.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- The Francis Stupey Log Cabin: 1.4 mi
- Cross Monument: 1.7 mi
- Schaffner Garden: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 1.4 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 5.1 mi
- Northfield Inn: 5.2 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- The Magic Rock: 1.8 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 3.8 mi
- K1 Speed: 7.3 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 7.6 mi
- Plant identification trail: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 51
- Millard Beach: 2.1 mi
- Millard Beach: 2.2 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 3.1 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 3.6 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 10
- sled hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 13.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.6 mi
- Leahy Hill: 16.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 20 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 21 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 22 mi
- Chicagoland · 22 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 23 mi
- Chicago · 24 mi
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