Prairie Grid
Prairie Grid is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Champaign County Worker's Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- AISC Steel Teaching Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Tootsie: 2.0 mi
- Indian War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Megalith: 2.0 mi
- Prayer for Rain: 2.0 mi
- Dodds Park: 0.2 mi
- Garden Hills Park: 0.5 mi
- Citizens Park: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
- Thompson Park: 0.9 mi
- Queen Anne Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
- Capron Memorial Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
- Lindsay New American Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Beckman Garden: 3.0 mi
- Sugar Doll Grove: 3.1 mi
- Champaign County Worker's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes: 0.1 mi
- The American's Creed: 2.0 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 2.0 mi
- The Long Way Home: 3.1 mi
- Busey Woods: 3.6 mi
- Brownfield Woods: 6.1 mi
- Barnhart Prairie Restoration: 7.3 mi
- Trelease Prairie: 7.3 mi
- Trelease Woods: 7.4 mi
- The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music: 3.3 mi
- Krannert Art Museum: 3.4 mi
- Carl R. Woese Museum: 3.5 mi
- Spurlock Museum: 3.6 mi
- Anita Purves Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- American Football House: 3.7 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 4.0 mi
- Music Barn: 21.0 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 21.2 mi
- Illini Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 14.0 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 22.7 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.0 mi
- Blue Mound: 9.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 11.8 mi
- The Oasis: 2.3 mi
- Kumler: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Grid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SW 233° | 228 m | 11.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | ENE 70° | 214 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13533572237
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