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Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad

Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad from directly overhead

Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Verex Syzygy, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Height
1 m
Material
stone
Inscription
This memorial is dedicated to the 45,000 International Volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Among them were 2,800 United States veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, many of whom came from Wisconsin.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.08007, -89.38446
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Reynolds Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Inspiration Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Creativity Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Welcome Garden: 0.8 mi
  • UW Madison Botany Garden: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums: 28
Beaches: 24
  • James Madison Beach: 0.1 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 0.2 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 0.2 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Brittingham Beach: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 20
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Springs: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.6 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 10.5 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 11.0 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 10.7 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.3 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 262°524 m23.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 314°346 m21.3 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 184°338 m17.4 mi
Liberty MoundESE 112°326 m12.1 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 333°319 m24.3 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 301°317 m5.9 mi
Mount PleasantSW 226°316 m18.3 mi
Mount JuliaSW 223°313 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727062503725
Precip in1.71.72.34.24.65.74.74.13.93.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12103504658

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