- Elevation, modelled
- 220 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 14.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway10.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0366, -88.2823
Droid 8508 is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 220 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Advocate Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 10 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Repurposed Construction Equipment. 4 legs ending in arrows, 4 bent joints on each side around central metal springs. Stands on grey and brown metal platform. Owned by Side Street Studio Arts
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Droid 8508. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 212° | 273 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 154° | 259 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 160° | 255 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 9° | 235 m | 24.4 mi |
- 10.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 26.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 11 mi
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Advocate Park: 0.0 mi
- Carleton Rogers Park: 0.1 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Park: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Festival Park: 0.2 mi
- Parade Mural: 0.1 mi
- 1835 Expedition: 0.1 mi
- Continuum: 0.2 mi
- Mother Skye: 0.3 mi
- Which Way: 0.3 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 0.2 mi
- Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 5.8 mi
- Meditation Garden: 7.3 mi
- Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 0.4 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 1.2 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 1.7 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 0.4 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 1.0 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 1.1 mi
- Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- Fox River Trolley Museum: 3.3 mi
- Elgin Shores Forest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Bluff Spring Fen: 2.0 mi
- Tyler Creek Forest Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Voyagers Landing Forest Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 13.0 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 21: 13.1 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 22: 13.2 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 23: 13.3 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 3.9 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 5.3 mi
- Monza Wall: 5.3 mi
- Serpentine: 5.5 mi
- Len's Hairpin: 5.6 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 10.3 mi
- Main Beach: 13.9 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 14.1 mi
- West Beach: 14.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 19.5 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.7 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 14.1 mi
- Mount Hoy: 15.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 18.3 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 18.4 mi
- Weston: 13.5 mi
- Coltonville: 23.7 mi
- Brush Point: 24.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 15 mi
- Aurora · 19 mi
- Lisle · 20 mi
- Downers Grove · 21 mi
- Naperville · 21 mi
- Oak Brook · 23 mi
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