Skip to content

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
Attractions: 34
  • Petting Yard: 0.1 mi
  • Australian Aviary: 0.1 mi
  • Alligators: 0.1 mi
  • Hawks: 0.1 mi
  • Otters: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
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: 6
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 HillE 100°280.4 m21.5 mi
Mount EdwardNE 49°242 m22.0 mi
Mount RandallNE 51°235 m20.4 mi
Tower HillNE 51°233 m20.0 mi
Pikes PeakNE 51°229 m19.8 mi
Mount FullerNE 51°227 m19.6 mi
Great Warren DuneNE 50°225 m21.3 mi
Mount LieberWSW 247°214 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 5080 °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

More historic sites in Indiana

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to WWI Monument.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens