Books Flying Off the Shelf
Books Flying Off the Shelf is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fondulac District Library Reading Gardens, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Illinois River Road passes 0.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 72.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fondulac District Library Reading Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Levee Park: 0.1 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.7 mi
- Spinder Park: 0.7 mi
- Fondulac Park: 0.8 mi
- Purple Martin Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Wymann Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Riverhill Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Richard Pryor Statue: 1.2 mi
- The Pedestrian: 1.2 mi
- Embryonoire, Nero Atlantide: 1.3 mi
- Vanna Whitewall: 1.3 mi
- Peoria Portal: 1.3 mi
- Franklin Street Bridge Monument: 0.9 mi
- Riverfront Freedom Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Street Bridge Monument: 1.1 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Peoria Holocaust Memorial: 1.3 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 1.9 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 2.1 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 3.1 mi
- Tremont History Museum: 11.3 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 11.4 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 1.3 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 3.3 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 4.9 mi
- Oz Garden: 9.6 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 9.1 mi
- The Mound: 17.3 mi
- Little Mound: 17.9 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 18.8 mi
- Nichols Mound: 18.9 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 1.3 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 3.3 mi
- Sundance: 7.8 mi
- Riverfront Square: 7.7 mi
- Walnut Grove: 11.5 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 15.7 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 18.3 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 19.0 mi
- High Point: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Books Flying Off the Shelf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | E 97° | 205 m | 18.9 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 208° | 160 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SSW 207° | 152 m | 18.8 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 206° | 148 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8787775524
Take the scenic way to Books Flying Off the Shelf.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.