World War I Memorial Flagpole
World War I Memorial Flagpole is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gary George Wetzel, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
World War I Memorial Flagpole (Eagle) is a public artwork by American artist Benjamin Franklin Hawkins located on the lakefront in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The artwork was made in 1932 from bronze and granite. It measures approximately 80 inches in height, and it sits at the Northeast corner of North Prospect Avenue and Lincoln Memorial Drive.
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Wikidata Q8036456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1932
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gary George Wetzel: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln 2009 Bicentennial Commemoration: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Army: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Marine Corps: 0.1 mi
- Cleft: 0.1 mi
- The Calling: 0.1 mi
- Holiday Home (Milwaukee): 0.1 mi
- Pedestrian Drama: 0.1 mi
- Argo: 0.1 mi
- Museum Center Park: 0.1 mi
- Cathedral Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Urban Park: 0.3 mi
- Pompeii Square: 0.4 mi
- Red Arrow Park: 0.6 mi
- Lakefront Festival of Art: 0.2 mi
- Jazz in the Park: 0.3 mi
- Bastille Days: 0.3 mi
- Big Gig BBQ: 0.5 mi
- Black Arts Fest MKE: 0.5 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 0.6 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.4 mi
- Downer Woods: 2.9 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.4 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 5.2 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 0.1 mi
- All People's Garden: 1.9 mi
- Apartment Garden: 1.9 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.6 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.2 mi
- Bradford Beach: 2.0 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 9.3 mi
- Private Beach: 11.1 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.2 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.2 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 23.9 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 24.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.3 mi
- Root Creek: 7.0 mi
- Brookfield Center: 12.7 mi
- Raymond Center: 17.5 mi
- Denoon: 19.1 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 24.9 mi
- Mount Bayside: 9.9 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 24.0 mi
- Lapham Hill: 24.9 mi
- Silurian Spring: 16.5 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World War I Memorial Flagpole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | W 269° | 368 m | 24.9 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 224° | 290 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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