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Facing the Storm

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Elevation, modelled
215 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Gittings Mound230 m · 23.3 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road25.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
40.4604, -90.6715
Facing the Storm from directly overhead

Facing the Storm is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 215 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 26 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Facing the Storm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gittings MoundWNW 302°230 m23.3 mi
Haney HillNE 52°229 m22.7 mi
Dyers MoundENE 74°221 m10.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5616:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

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