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Out of Court

Out of Court from directly overhead

Out of Court is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Metamora Court House State Historic Site, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Illinois River Road passes 6.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2009-08-22
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates40.79134, -89.36237

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Schupp Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lincoln-Douglas Park: 0.5 mi
  • Brighton Park: 0.6 mi
  • Little Oak Grove Park: 5.8 mi
  • Big Oak Grove Park: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 14
Gardens: 8
  • ICC Horticulture Garden: 9.5 mi
  • The Marble Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Luthy Botanical Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Skip Snyder Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 19.3 mi
  • Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 19.7 mi
  • F.R. Glasener Beach: 20.2 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Nichols Mound: 12.7 mi
  • Hazel's Hill: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols MoundSSE 146°205 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:5016:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252941526372757367554231
Precip in2.11.82.43.84.84.13.93.73.23.12.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Congerville 2NW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10099991864

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