Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Wisconsin Veterans Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Forward, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum, located on Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, is dedicated to telling the stories of the veterans of the state of Wisconsin. The museum comprises two galleries that chronicle the history of Wisconsin citizens who served in the U.S. military from the American Civil War to the present day. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. The museum dates to 1901, when it was established as the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall in the Wisconsin State Capitol. That museum and its collections were destroyed in the Capitol fire of 1904, but the G.A.R. Memorial Hall retained a place in the rebuilt Capitol until it moved to its current location in 1993 and was renamed the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
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Wikidata Q8027347, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Forward: 0.0 mi
- The West: 0.1 mi
- Wisconsin: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Bell replica: 0.1 mi
- Bust of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.: 0.1 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Wisconsin State Constitution: 0.1 mi
- Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad: 0.4 mi
- Otis Redding Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Capitol Square: 0.1 mi
- Stations of the Cross Walking Path: 0.2 mi
- Capitol Centre Park: 0.2 mi
- Period Garden Park: 0.2 mi
- Elizabeth Link Peace Park: 0.3 mi
- Reynolds Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 0.6 mi
- Creativity Garden: 0.6 mi
- Welcome Garden: 0.6 mi
- UW Madison Botany Garden: 0.9 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 1.1 mi
- African Penguins: 1.6 mi
- Grizzly Bears: 1.6 mi
- Seals: 1.6 mi
- Tiger: 1.6 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 1.8 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 2.1 mi
- Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Wildlife Observation Area: 3.4 mi
- Jenni & Kyle Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.1 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 1.0 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 1.0 mi
- James Madison Beach: 0.5 mi
- James Madison Beach: 0.5 mi
- James Madison Beach: 0.5 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 0.9 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 0.9 mi
- Bascom Hill: 0.9 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Heights: 3.0 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 3.2 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 6.0 mi
- Council Spring: 2.7 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.7 mi
- Big Spring: 2.8 mi
- Merrill Spring: 4.1 mi
- Springs: 5.9 mi
- Maple Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Fox Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Table Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Allen Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.3 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 10.2 mi
- Williams Knoll: 10.9 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Train Car: 10.4 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 25.0 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 8.2 mi
- Fellows: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 262° | 524 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 314° | 346 m | 21.5 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 184° | 338 m | 17.0 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 110° | 326 m | 12.0 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 334° | 319 m | 24.5 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NW 305° | 317 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 227° | 316 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 224° | 313 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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