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Miles Davis Statue

Miles Davis Statue from directly overhead

Miles Davis Statue is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln-Douglas Debate, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89109, -90.18738

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debate: 0.1 mi
  • Civil War Prison: 0.1 mi
  • Confedorate POW: 0.6 mi
  • Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Lincoln Douglas Square: 0.1 mi
  • Alton-Godfrey Rotary Park: 0.2 mi
  • Doorman Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
  • Seminary Square: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Sail: 0.5 mi
  • Steamboat Mural: 0.5 mi
  • Piasa Bird: 0.8 mi
  • Tooth Carving: 2.5 mi
  • Marina: 3.8 mi
Museums: 58
  • National Great Rivers Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Alton Museum of History and Art: 2.4 mi
  • Wood River Museum and Visitor Center: 5.2 mi
  • Wood River Refinery History Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Discovery Gardens: 4.0 mi
  • The Grove: 4.1 mi
  • River of Colors: 4.2 mi
  • Old Fountain Court: 4.2 mi
  • Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 32
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 19
  • Fox Hill: 16.1 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 17.2 mi
  • Monks Mound: 17.3 mi
  • Lone Tree Indian Mound: 18.1 mi
  • Park High Point: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Springs: 16
  • Oak Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Burnham Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Spring: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 12.2 mi
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 12.6 mi
  • Old Keller Quary: 13.9 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 14.5 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Beaver Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 3.0 mi
  • Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tucker KnobWNW 290°268 m18.3 mi
McAdams PeakWNW 288°246 m20.0 mi
McCoy HillWNW 300°237 m19.4 mi
Dug HillWNW 300°221 m21.6 mi
Clarks MoundSSE 164°196 m22.4 mi
Two Story HillW 269°188 m20.1 mi
Knolle HillW 278°186 m23.5 mi
Fox HillSE 143°182 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303544566675787770584535
Precip in2.52.53.54.95.53.43.93.33.42.93.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7190047392

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