- Elevation, modelled
- 177 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elkhart Hill221 m · 21.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7322, -89.6196
Impermanent Column is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 177 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Window's Edge, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Impermanent Column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 22° | 221 m | 21.5 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 13° | 197 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SE 146° | 186 m | 4.4 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | ENE 73° | 183 m | 16.8 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 60.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paul A. Barker Park: 0.5 mi
- A Living Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Beach Park: 1.6 mi
- Center Park: 1.7 mi
- Southwind Park: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Garden and Trails: 2.6 mi
- Illinois State Police Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Elijah Iles House: 4.6 mi
- Dana Thomas House: 4.6 mi
- Window's Edge: 0.0 mi
- Dodger: 0.1 mi
- The Colonnade: 0.2 mi
- Route 66 Mural: 3.4 mi
- Route 66 Mural: 4.0 mi
- Trutter Museum: 1.0 mi
- Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center: 3.5 mi
- Vachel Lindsay Home: 4.7 mi
- Illinois State Museum: 4.8 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 4.9 mi
- UIS Greenhouse: 0.3 mi
- Memory Garden: 1.1 mi
- Laketown Serenity Garden: 1.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.9 mi
- Gift of Hope Donor Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
- Rotary Sundial: 1.9 mi
- Selvaggio Historic Arches: 1.9 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.9 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 4.7 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 7.0 mi
- Wanless Park: 2.8 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.9 mi
- Carpenter Park: 9.2 mi
- Gurgens Park: 9.4 mi
- Cotton Hill: 4.4 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 16.8 mi
- Walnut Hill: 17.4 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 21.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 5.0 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 17.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 5 mi away.
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