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Prometheus I

Prometheus I from directly overhead

Prometheus I is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Donovan Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 1.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
6'
Width
2.5'
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.75698, -89.59884

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 52
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 16
Gardens: 8
  • Luthy Botanical Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Skip Snyder Garden: 4.7 mi
  • ICC Horticulture Garden: 5.7 mi
  • The Marble Garden: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hazel's Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Nichols Mound: 21.0 mi
  • The Mound: 22.5 mi
  • Little Mound: 23.1 mi
  • Hickory Grove Hill: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols MoundESE 113°205 m21.0 mi
The MoundSSW 199°160 m22.5 mi
Hickory Grove HillSSW 199°152 m24.0 mi
Little MoundSSW 198°148 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5320:34
September equinox06:4718:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:5116:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041536473767567554231
Precip in2.12.02.74.04.73.73.53.33.53.22.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11752057188

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