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Rockmen Guardians

Rockmen Guardians from directly overhead

Rockmen Guardians is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 24 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
granite;concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28056, -89.07655

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sinnissippi Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sinnissippi Park and Golf Course: 0.6 mi
  • Museum Park: 0.6 mi
  • River Front Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 28
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 13
Gardens: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Lookout Point: 0.7 mi
  • Turtle Mound: 0.9 mi
  • Bald Hill: 20.0 mi
  • Pine Rock: 21.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Standfield Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Olson Beach: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Sandstone Wall: 6.7 mi
  • White Rock: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 1.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ganymede Spring: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillW 263°294 m21.5 mi
Coffman BluffWSW 252°289 m23.9 mi
Bald HillSW 230°281 m20.0 mi
Devils BackboneSW 215°274 m24.6 mi
Turtle MoundWSW 238°218 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5420:37
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4216:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222637496070747264523927
Precip in1.61.62.43.74.25.23.84.23.62.62.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4702712790

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