Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Creeds Hill stands 186 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tully Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 24 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Veterans Memorial for All Wars Dedicated to the Veterans of Marion County on Memorial Day 1997 by their friends and families. Conceived by American Legion Post 128, Salem, IL.
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
78 named places within 25 miles
- Tully Park: 0.3 mi
- Bryan Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Marion County Fair Grounds: 1.0 mi
- Salem Reservoir Park: 1.2 mi
- Raccoon Lake Park: 9.8 mi
- Fikes Hill: 7.3 mi
- Lowe Mound: 11.4 mi
- Creeds Hill: 11.5 mi
- Little Potatoe Hill: 16.4 mi
- Potatoe Hill: 16.7 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 13.3 mi
- 2500 Engine: 13.3 mi
- T-33 Shooting Star: 13.4 mi
- Third Principal Meridian: 15.3 mi
- Cardinal Point Witness Corner: 15.3 mi
- Centralia Historical Society: 12.8 mi
- Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center: 20.4 mi
- Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst: 20.7 mi
- Vandalia State House State Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Fayette County Museum: 24.6 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Northbound: 2.6 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Southbound: 2.7 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound: 25.0 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 0.6 mi
- Unique Stones: 22.0 mi
- Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 19.7 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 11.7 mi
- Coles Creek Beach: 17.8 mi
- Bethel: 14.5 mi
- Party Cove: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeds Hill | SSW 211° | 186 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lowe Mound | N 352° | 178 m | 11.4 mi |
| Fikes Hill | SSW 210° | 176 m | 7.3 mi |
| The Mound | NNW 341° | 174 m | 17.5 mi |
| Browns Hill | WNW 283° | 165 m | 20.4 mi |
| Corcoran Hill | W 267° | 163 m | 21.7 mi |
| Schaeffer Hill | W 265° | 161 m | 21.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 207° | 150 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:57 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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