Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Heald Square Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a war memorial in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, dedicated on November 11, 2005.
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Wikidata Q29347189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heald Square Monument: 0.0 mi
- First Bridge at North Dearborn Street: 0.1 mi
- Site of Fort Dearborn: 0.2 mi
- Yader "Yak" Castaneda: 0.2 mi
- Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite: 0.2 mi
- Chicago Riverwalk: 0.1 mi
- The Marina: 0.1 mi
- The Cove: 0.2 mi
- The River Theater: 0.2 mi
- The Water Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Irv Kupcinet: 0.1 mi
- The Gentlemen Statues: 0.1 mi
- Loop Da Loop: 0.1 mi
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: 0.1 mi
- The Radiance of Being: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.2 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.2 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.3 mi
- Odyssey Chicago River: 0.3 mi
- Light Plate: 0.5 mi
- Lurie Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dark Plate: 0.5 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.5 mi
- Limestone Glade: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.2 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.6 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 0.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.2 mi
- Players Hill: 7.3 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.3 mi
- Tedens: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 10.2 mi |
| Players Hill | W 264° | 187 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago/Loop · 0 mi
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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