- Elevation, modelled
- 212 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Gittings Mound230 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road22.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4249, -90.7912
Veterans Memorial is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 212 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Colchester City Fair Grounds, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 23 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gittings Mound | NW 317° | 230 m | 20.0 mi |
| Dyers Mound | ENE 72° | 221 m | 17.6 mi |
- 22.9 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 72.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Colchester City Fair Grounds: 0.0 mi
- Friendway Park: 0.4 mi
- Argyle Hollow Barrens Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Ball Fore Family Entertainment Center: 4.0 mi
- Derry Park: 5.2 mi
- "Space Rocky" Rocky statue: 3.1 mi
- "Stripes" Rocky Statue: 4.7 mi
- "A Pack Pattern" Rocky: 5.7 mi
- "Growing Strong" Rocky Statue: 5.7 mi
- "T1D Looks Like Me" Rocky: 5.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Plaque: 6.7 mi
- Looking for Lincoln: 6.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.8 mi
- McDonough County Honor Roll: 6.8 mi
- Chandler Arch: 6.8 mi
- Argyle Lake State Park: 2.4 mi
- Thistle Hills Land and Water Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Ira and Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Wigwam Hollow: 6.0 mi
- Lakeview Nature Area: 6.8 mi
- Western Illinois Museum: 6.7 mi
- Kibbe Museum: 18.3 mi
- Historic Carthage Jail: 18.3 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society: 18.8 mi
- Schuyler Jail Museum & Gnlgcl: 24.3 mi
- Dyers Mound: 17.6 mi
- Gittings Mound: 20.0 mi
- Vishnu Springs: 5.4 mi
- Clay Bank: 16.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Harpe, 14 mi away.
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