- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elkhart Hill221 m · 10.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.1471, -89.3647
Centennial Sundial is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cow In The Corn, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Centennial Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | SSW 213° | 221 m | 10.4 mi |
| Buxtom Hill | NW 306° | 207 m | 16.8 mi |
| Walnut Hill | SW 219° | 197 m | 15.1 mi |
| Polecat Hill | WSW 254° | 187 m | 9.8 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | S 174° | 183 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | S 174° | 180 m | 3.3 mi |
| Pool Hill | WNW 282° | 176 m | 8.6 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Logan Courthouse Square Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Scully Park: 0.2 mi
- Latham Park: 0.2 mi
- Lehn & Fink Park: 0.7 mi
- Historic Postville Courthouse Park: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Heritage Museum: 0.9 mi
- Heritage in Flight Museum: 1.7 mi
- Coal Mine Museum: 10.4 mi
- Route 66 Arcade Museum: 10.5 mi
- Atlanta Museum: 10.5 mi
- The Cow In The Corn: 0.0 mi
- Constellation 2012: 0.0 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 10.5 mi
- Bronze Police Officer: 20.9 mi
- Bronze Fireman: 20.9 mi
- Thaddeus Stubblefield Grove Nature Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Funks Grove Nature Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Stubblefield Woodlots Nature Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Weldon Springs State Park: 23.5 mi
- Carpenter Park: 23.8 mi
- Lockenauer Hill: 3.3 mi
- Pool Hill: 8.6 mi
- Polecat Hill: 9.8 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 10.4 mi
- Walnut Hill: 15.1 mi
- Roll of Honor Archway: 16.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Clear Lake Veterans Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Lincoln and the Talisman: 23.0 mi
- World's largest covered wagon: 1.2 mi
- The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign: 1.5 mi
- Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial: 6.9 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 10.4 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 10.5 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound: 21.8 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound: 23.0 mi
- Old Faithful: 23.3 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
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 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln, 1 mi away.
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