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Return Visit

Return Visit from directly overhead

Return Visit is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington F4 Tornado Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 5.2 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
25 ft
Width
14.5 ft

How to reach it

Coordinates40.70568, -89.42213

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Westgate Park: 0.6 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.6 mi
  • Harry LaHood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Candlewood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Washington Square: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 15
Gardens: 8
  • ICC Horticulture Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Luthy Botanical Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Skip Snyder Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • The Marble Garden: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Nichols Mound: 11.1 mi
  • Hazel's Hill: 16.8 mi
  • The Mound: 24.4 mi
  • Little Mound: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • F.R. Glasener Beach: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols MoundESE 114°205 m11.1 mi
The MoundSW 224°160 m24.4 mi
Little MoundSW 222°148 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5220:33
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12669293500

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