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President Ronald Reagan as a boy

President Ronald Reagan as a boy from directly overhead

President Ronald Reagan as a boy is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Gravel Hill stands 253 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Canon, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates41.62982, -89.78649

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ronald Reagan Park: 0.0 mi
  • Prophetstown State Park: 7.9 mi
  • Foley Sand Prairie Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
  • Sieglinger Park: 10.1 mi
  • Joshua Park: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Canon: 0.0 mi
  • Ronald Reagan birthplace historical marker: 0.0 mi
  • Civil War monument: 0.0 mi
  • Prophetstown State Park Indian Village: 8.1 mi
  • Wabokieshiek, White Cloud the Prophet: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 14
Peaks: 5
  • Thunderbolt Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Indian Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Indian Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Hickory Point: 20.7 mi
  • Gravel Hill: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 2
  • F-105D Thunderchief: 21.0 mi
  • Geneseo Water Tower Fish: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Eagle: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of President Ronald Reagan as a boy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gravel HillSSE 167°253 m24.3 mi
Indian HillS 184°246 m19.5 mi
Hickory PointSSW 211°214 m20.7 mi
Indian HillSW 233°197 m18.4 mi
Thunderbolt HillWNW 284°194 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2619:5620:38
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2315:4816:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212538506171737164523927
Precip in1.51.72.23.44.64.93.93.83.43.02.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walnut, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5350194750

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