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Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. Albany Hill stands 389 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Glacial Hills Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates39.84897, -95.51565

99 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
  • Davis Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Ag Museum Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fisher Community Center Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fisher Community Center Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 11
Artworks: 11
  • Sillouette of Hiawatha: 0.6 mi
  • Perk Coffee Cup: 0.9 mi
  • Spirit of Hiawatha: 1.3 mi
  • Hook-Up Towing UFO: 1.5 mi
  • Beautiful City of Maples: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Nelson Rogers Residence: 23.1 mi
  • Kansas Historical Marker - Troy: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Hiawatha Pollinator Plot: 0.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Albany HillWNW 292°389 m16.2 mi
Lookout MountainE 81°357 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5520:1420:55
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:4116:1817:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263141526373777567554231
Precip in0.81.12.03.64.85.04.53.93.22.91.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hiawatha 1 S, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8971351023

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