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Reuben G. Soderstrom

Reuben G. Soderstrom from directly overhead

Reuben G. Soderstrom is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Smiths Mound stands 228 m to the east-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 14 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12383, -88.83388

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Park: 0.1 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Merriner Park: 0.5 mi
  • Central Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bodznick Park: 0.9 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 7
  • Smiths Mound: 8.7 mi
  • Frog Effigy: 14.5 mi
  • Catfish Effigy: 14.5 mi
  • Buffalo Rock: 14.5 mi
  • Water Strider Effigy: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Ottawa Canyon Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • Wildcat Canyon Waterfall: 15.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Lake Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Saint Louis Canyon Waterfall: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 23.3 mi
  • Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Boy Scout of America: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smiths MoundESE 120°228 m8.7 mi
Piety HillNW 315°189 m18.0 mi
Buffalo RockNNW 342°170 m14.5 mi
Starved RockNNW 329°167 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2419:5020:32
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1815:4616:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242839516373777466544130
Precip in2.61.92.83.74.74.74.13.73.63.02.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Streator 3 SE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11929655564

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