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Four Columns

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Elevation, modelled
217 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Johnson’s Mound273 m · 18.9 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 667.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.8130, -88.0676
Four Columns from directly overhead

Four Columns is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 217 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Northern Illinois, a garden 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.2 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundW 281°273 m18.9 mi
Mounded LandfillS 186°259 m5.7 mi
Mount HoyWNW 283°255 m5.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 52°204 m23.6 mi
Players HillENE 74°187 m16.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
Beaches: 19
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637485969737164523929
Precip in2.22.02.43.84.84.44.34.43.43.62.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, under a mile away.

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