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WWI Monument

WWI Monument from directly overhead

WWI Monument is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rawson Memorial Stone Plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 10 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1926

How to reach it

Coordinates41.72461, -86.90335

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks: 47
  • Bismarck Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Crescent Dune: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 1.7 mi
  • Mount McCray: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Jensen: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
Attractions: 29
  • Petting Yard: 0.1 mi
  • Australian Aviary: 0.1 mi
  • Alligators: 0.1 mi
  • Hawks: 0.1 mi
  • Otters: 0.1 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Washington Park Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Crescent Dune Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Baldy Beach: 2.1 mi
Museums: 19
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 10
  • Duet: 0.3 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 12.2 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 12.3 mi
  • Orville Redenbacher: 19.6 mi
  • Tuskegee Airmen: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 5.8 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 8.8 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of WWI Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillE280 m21.5 mi
Mount EdwardNE242 m22.0 mi
Mount RandallNE235 m20.4 mi
Tower HillNE233 m20.0 mi
Pikes PeakNE229 m19.8 mi
Mount FullerNE227 m19.6 mi
Great Warren DuneNE225 m21.3 mi
Mount LieberWSW214 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1419:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1215:3616:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838485969737265544231
Precip in2.22.02.33.64.34.34.04.13.63.82.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4862920633

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