Artwork · Illinois
Peacock
Peacock is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is McCollum Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.10501, -88.24329
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- McCollum Park: 0.1 mi
- Robert Hosier Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Stadium Terrace Playing Field: 0.4 mi
- Grange Grove: 0.5 mi
- Hessel Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 37
- Capron Memorial Sculpture Garden: 0.9 mi
- Wesley Wildflower Corner: 1.1 mi
- Beckman Garden: 1.1 mi
- Red Oak Rain Garden: 1.2 mi
- Queen Anne Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
- The Long Way Home: 0.3 mi
- Mac and Diana Garret Memorial Tree: 0.5 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.8 mi
- Class of 1900 Memorial Bench: 0.9 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Busey Woods: 2.2 mi
- Barnhart Prairie Restoration: 4.6 mi
- Brownfield Woods: 5.0 mi
- Trelease Prairie: 5.6 mi
- Trelease Woods: 5.7 mi
Museums: 14
- The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music: 0.7 mi
- Krannert Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Carl R. Woese Museum: 1.0 mi
- Spurlock Museum: 1.2 mi
- Anita Purves Nature Center: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- Experimental Round Barns: 1.3 mi
- American Football House: 1.5 mi
- Music Barn: 22.0 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 22.3 mi
Peaks: 2
- Blue Mound: 8.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- The Oasis: 2.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
- Kumler: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peacock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 246° | 228 m | 12.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | NE 53° | 214 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:45 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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