Newt Orange Cat Statue
Newt Orange Cat Statue is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Robbs Mound stands 198 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Leclaire Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 5.8 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Newt as an orange tabby cat known to bikers on the trail. He was very friendly, and everyone petted him. When died, the decided to name this statue after him.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 0.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.1 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
- 13.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 8 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 · 9 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leclaire Park: 0.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
- Leclaire Sports Park: 0.8 mi
- Leon Corlew Park: 0.8 mi
- Township Park: 1.0 mi
- U.S. Navy A-7E Corsair: 0.9 mi
- Madison County Centenial Monument: 1.1 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Simon Kellerman JR.: 1.2 mi
- Edwardsville National Bank Clock Tower: 1.3 mi
- Wellspring: 0.9 mi
- Ninian Edwards: 1.1 mi
- Nesting Stand: 2.0 mi
- Big Red e Sculpture: 2.1 mi
- Taking Stalk: 2.2 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 1.3 mi
- Elementary School Garden: 3.3 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 11.1 mi
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 11.2 mi
- Baden Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Edwardsville Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House: 0.9 mi
- Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 1.1 mi
- Madison County Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Glen Carbon Heritage Museum: 3.4 mi
- Mustang Corral: 3.7 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 3.9 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 6.4 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 7.8 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 9.2 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 4.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 6.8 mi
- Browns Mound: 6.9 mi
- Neudeckers Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Monks Mound: 10.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 11.9 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 20.9 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 14.0 mi
- Oak Spring: 16.9 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 19.9 mi
- Headwaters: 20.4 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 21.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 7.4 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 7.8 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 13.7 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 14.6 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 10.5 mi
- Machens: 21.5 mi
- Broadway: 24.0 mi
- Fremont: 24.0 mi
- Wilkie: 24.6 mi
- Beaver Falls: 16.3 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Wise Falls: 20.2 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 20.3 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 19.8 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newt Orange Cat Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbs Mound | NE 52° | 198 m | 23.9 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SSW 202° | 196 m | 16.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 172° | 185 m | 22.7 mi |
| Fox Hill | SSW 203° | 182 m | 6.8 mi |
| Browns Mound | SSE 156° | 174 m | 6.9 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | E 92° | 171 m | 8.8 mi |
| Berger Hill | SE 140° | 171 m | 16.6 mi |
| Art Hill | WSW 239° | 165 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11662049031
Day trips start here
- Edwardsville · 1 mi
- St. Louis Metro East · 8 mi
- Collinsville · 9 mi
- Hamel · 9 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 11 mi
- Fairmont City · 12 mi
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