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Amplifiers

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Elevation, modelled
223 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Blue Mound228 m · 13.5 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
40.1149, -88.2278
Amplifiers from directly overhead

Amplifiers is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 223 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Upwells Fountain, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Represents the work of two Illinois ECE alumni; the north part represents John Bardeen, inventor of the transistor, and the south part represents Nick Holonyak, inventor of the LED.

Material
metal

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWSW 245°228 m13.5 mi
Blue MoundNE 53°214 m7.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2519:4520:26
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1215:4816:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041526372757467554131
Precip in2.32.22.83.94.84.64.53.53.43.33.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 2 mi away.

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