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Council Overhang

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Council Overhang — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Council Overhang sits at 518 feet along the Illinois River Road, with the land dropping 59 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Buffalo Rock is visible to the northeast, 1.4 miles away at 543 feet in elevation. The nearest towns are Yorkville, 34.6 miles northeast; Oswego, 40.2 miles northeast; and Aurora, 45.0 miles northeast. Sunrise and sunset times shift across the year, with sunrise at 05:23 and sunset at 20:33 around the June solstice, and sunrise at 07:19 and sunset at 16:30 around the December solstice. Equinox daylight hours fall between these extremes, with sunrise near 07:00 and sunset near 19:08 in March, and sunrise near 06:44 and sunset near 18:55 in September. Illinois Canyon precedes this stop on the byway, and Kaskaskia Canyon follows it.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
518 ft
Relief
59 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Council Overhang
hakkun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Old Kaskaskia Village, located on the north bank of the Illinois River east of North Utica, Illinois. The road at left is Dee Bennett Road. The river is out of the frame to the right, about 1,000 feet (300 m) south of the road. The building with three rows of windows to the right of the road is the
Ammodramus · CC0 · source
Spring Valley House-Sulfur Springs Hotel in Utica Township, IL (c. 1853). It is also known as the Half-Way House for its position roughly halfway between Chicago and Peoria. A building known as the Sulfur Springs Hotel has been here from at least 1838, though it is uncertain at what point the curren
Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Kaskaskia Canyon Falls - Starved Rock State Park
hakkun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Kaskaskia Canyon Falls - Starved Rock State Park
hakkun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Lasalles Canyon Falls - Starved Rock State Park
hakkun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Buffalo Rock543 ftnortheast · 1.4 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0019:0818:32
June solstice05:2320:3319:51
September equinox06:4418:5518:18
December solstice07:1916:3015:46

Local time (America/Chicago). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Yorkville34.6 mi northeast
  • Oswego40.2 mi northeast
  • Aurora45.0 mi northeast
← Before it: Illinois CanyonAfter it: Kaskaskia Canyon →
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Common questions

How high is Council Overhang?

Council Overhang sits at about 518 feet (158 m).

What can you see from Council Overhang?

From Council Overhang: Buffalo Rock (NE, 1.4 mi).

What is the nearest town to Council Overhang?

Yorkville, 35 miles NE of Council Overhang.

What is the next lookout after Council Overhang?

Kaskaskia Canyon is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Council Overhang.

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