Black Hawk Statue
Black Hawk Statue is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ganymede Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairground Park: 0.7 mi
- Williams Park: 1.1 mi
- Park East: 1.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.2 mi
- Oregon Park West: 1.6 mi
- Lowden State Park: 0.2 mi
- Bald Hill Prairie Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Pine Rock Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Castle Rock State Park: 5.1 mi
- White Pines Forest Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Heritage Farm Museum: 7.0 mi
- Byron Museum: 7.5 mi
- John Deere Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- Franklin Creek Grist Mill: 12.2 mi
- Severson Dells Nature Center: 14.0 mi
- Schmig mem.: 5.9 mi
- Replica Statue of Liberty: 6.0 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 7.6 mi
- Stillman's: 9.5 mi
- Buffalo Grove Ambush: 14.2 mi
- Cornball: 1.3 mi
- Soypod: 1.3 mi
- American Legion Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Ogle County Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Dolphin Boys: 1.9 mi
- Byron Drag Strip: 6.4 mi
- Youth Center: 7.0 mi
- Deck: 7.2 mi
- The Dells: 13.9 mi
- F-105D Thunderchief: 15.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 18.3 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 18.3 mi
- Fountain Garden: 18.4 mi
- Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens: 21.8 mi
- Rose garden: 21.9 mi
- Devils Backbone: 3.3 mi
- Pine Rock: 4.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 4.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.0 mi
- Coffman Bluff: 13.6 mi
- White Rock: 8.7 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 17.4 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 0.2 mi
- Valley View Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Standfield Beach: 18.5 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Hawk Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | NNW 330° | 294 m | 16.6 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | NW 315° | 289 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 332° | 281 m | 4.8 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SSW 196° | 274 m | 3.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSW 207° | 228 m | 5.0 mi |
| Turtle Mound | NE 37° | 218 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Polo 5NW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 09000871OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2968209510
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