- Elevation, modelled
- 143 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Smiths Mound228 m · 21.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3368, -88.8645
Boy Scout of America is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 143 m. Smiths Mound stands 228 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Thornton Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boy Scout of America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Mound | SSE 154° | 228 m | 21.2 mi |
| Piety Hill | W 260° | 189 m | 11.3 mi |
| Buffalo Rock | WSW 253° | 170 m | 3.0 mi |
| Starved Rock | W 261° | 167 m | 6.6 mi |
- On the Illinois River RoadNational
- 27.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Illinois Canyon · 5 mi
- Council Overhang · 5 mi
- Kaskaskia Canyon · 5 mi
- Ottawa Canyon · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thornton Park: 0.9 mi
- Rigden Park: 1.2 mi
- Allen Park: 1.2 mi
- Skate Park: 1.3 mi
- Jordan's Block: 1.3 mi
- Remembering the Radium Girls: 1.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas: 1.5 mi
- Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall: 8.0 mi
- Pluto Monument: 13.2 mi
- Buffalo Rock State Park: 3.0 mi
- Dayton Bluffs Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Illini State Park: 6.9 mi
- Matthiessen State Park: 8.8 mi
- Matthiessen State Park: 9.1 mi
- Water Strider Effigy: 2.8 mi
- Frog Effigy: 2.9 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 3.0 mi
- Catfish Effigy: 3.1 mi
- Starved Rock: 6.6 mi
- La Salle County Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Streatorland Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
- Earlville History Museum: 17.7 mi
- Mendota Museum & Historical Society: 19.8 mi
- Fern Dell Museum: 20.2 mi
- Ottawa Canyon Waterfall: 4.8 mi
- Wildcat Canyon Waterfall: 6.3 mi
- Saint Louis Canyon Waterfall: 7.4 mi
- Lake Falls: 8.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
- Volvo Island: 3.7 mi
- Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok: 14.5 mi
- ATSF Depot: 14.9 mi
- CSX Morris Depot: 23.0 mi
- Shadow Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 3.4 mi
- Holderman Hill: 17.1 mi
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: 14.8 mi
- Train: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa 4SW, 2 mi away.
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