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Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Buck Knoll stands 186 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Monastery Museum, a museum 5.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois runs past it. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
A Salute to All Veterans

How to reach it

Coordinates39.16609, -88.37897

109 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Teutopolis Mini-Park: 5.5 mi
  • Teutopolis Knights of Columbus Park: 5.6 mi
  • Teutopolis Community Park: 6.2 mi
  • Sigel Community Park: 7.1 mi
  • Community Park: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 22
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • S.S. President: 7.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • WW2 Tank: 21.9 mi
  • Trolly: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Jordan Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Buck Knoll: 13.9 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Turkey Point: 23.4 mi
  • Indian Point: 23.6 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rocky Spring: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • EIU Secret Garden: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 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
Buck KnollNE 50°186 m13.9 mi
Graveyard HillNE 53°180 m14.2 mi
Jordan HillSE 135°165 m12.8 mi
Indian PointS 171°137 m23.6 mi
Turkey PointS 178°135 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2819:4420:24
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:1015:5216:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343546574777568564434
Precip in2.92.43.34.85.34.94.33.22.93.53.72.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Effingham 3SW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5009571474

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