Big John
Big John is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Eldorado City Hall, a museum 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 194 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Height
- 9.144 m
How to reach it
- 193.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
125 named places within 25 miles
- Mahoney Park: 0.8 mi
- Karel Park: 3.7 mi
- Raleigh Park: 5.2 mi
- Cardinal Park: 6.8 mi
- Saline County Fair Grounds: 7.0 mi
- Cave Hill: 8.7 mi
- Colbert Hill: 11.6 mi
- Maher Hill: 11.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.5 mi
- Stone Face: 10.2 mi
- Arch of the Gods: 14.6 mi
- Buzzard Point Arch: 14.8 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Harrisburg Daily Register: 7.3 mi
- Graf Ink Printing: 7.4 mi
- David Nave Insurance: 7.6 mi
- Whites Florist: 7.7 mi
- Harrisburg Remodeling: 7.8 mi
- Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 7.9 mi
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 17.6 mi
- Burden Falls Wilderness: 19.2 mi
- Bay Creek Wilderness: 20.5 mi
- Arch of the Gods Cascade: 14.8 mi
- Blue Blaze Cascade: 16.7 mi
- Ripple Canyon Falls: 17.9 mi
- Burden Falls: 20.2 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 20.2 mi
- Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder: 0.8 mi
- Dunbar School: 12.8 mi
- Lakeview War Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Allen Family Farmhouse: 13.4 mi
- Finney Markey: 13.4 mi
- Old Eldorado City Hall: 0.4 mi
- Olde Towne Hall Village History: 7.3 mi
- Saline County Area Museum: 8.7 mi
- Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 9.6 mi
- John Marshall House Museum: 18.3 mi
- Purse Strap Arch: 14.1 mi
- Elephant Arch: 14.1 mi
- Alien Arch: 14.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 19.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Negro Spring: 10.6 mi
- Decker Spring: 22.0 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 23.3 mi
- High Knob: 15.5 mi
- Lakeview: 15.9 mi
- Cheif Tecumseh Statue: 8.3 mi
- Halfway: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big John. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Hill | S 187° | 325 m | 15.7 mi |
| Horton Hill | S 179° | 297 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wamble Mountain | S 184° | 287 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cave Hill | S 172° | 284 m | 8.7 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 157° | 279 m | 15.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 189° | 270 m | 17.2 mi |
| Garden Of the Gods | SSE 168° | 262 m | 14.4 mi |
| Benham Hill | S 186° | 252 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:58 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8505828359
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