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Lincoln on a Bench

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Elevation, modelled
191 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.1 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6611.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
42.0115, -87.8014
Lincoln on a Bench from directly overhead

Lincoln on a Bench is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 191 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Niles Community Rain Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 216°259 m24.1 mi
Mount HoyWSW 238°255 m23.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 80°204 m5.0 mi
Players HillS 170°187 m9.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 8 mi away.

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