- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 245° | 228 m | 13.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | NE 53° | 214 m | 7.6 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Upwells Fountain: 0.0 mi
- Diss-Connections: 0.1 mi
- The Quintessential Engineer: 0.1 mi
- Seat of Ingenuity: 0.2 mi
- House of Imagination: 0.2 mi
- Beckman Quadrangle: 0.0 mi
- John Bardeen Engineering Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
- Alma Mater Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Anniversary Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Scott Park: 0.5 mi
- Beckman Garden: 0.1 mi
- Wesley Wildflower Corner: 0.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.4 mi
- Will's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Red Oak Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
- Senior Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Yingying Zhang Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Class of 1900 Memorial Bench: 0.4 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.5 mi
- Morton Weir Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Busey Woods: 1.2 mi
- Brownfield Woods: 3.9 mi
- Trelease Prairie: 4.6 mi
- Barnhart Prairie Restoration: 4.7 mi
- Trelease Woods: 4.8 mi
- Spurlock Museum: 0.6 mi
- Carl R. Woese Museum: 0.7 mi
- The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music: 0.7 mi
- Krannert Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Anita Purves Nature Center: 1.3 mi
- American Football House: 0.7 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 1.5 mi
- Music Barn: 23.0 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 23.3 mi
- Blue Mound: 7.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.5 mi
- The Oasis: 3.1 mi
- Kumler: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:45 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 2 mi away.
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