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Sonar Tide

Sonar Tide from directly overhead

Sonar Tide is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedric the Dragon, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates40.69286, -89.59335

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Liberty Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eckwood Park: 0.4 mi
  • James W. Baldwin RiverFront Festival Park: 0.5 mi
  • Giant Oak Park: 0.5 mi
  • John H. Gwynn Jr. Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 53
  • Purple Martin Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
  • Wymann Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • Riverhill Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 17
Gardens: 8
  • Skip Snyder Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Luthy Botanical Garden: 2.0 mi
  • ICC Horticulture Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Oz Garden: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hazel's Hill: 8.2 mi
  • The Mound: 18.5 mi
  • Little Mound: 19.1 mi
  • Nichols Mound: 19.5 mi
  • Hickory Grove Hill: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols MoundE 101°205 m19.5 mi
The MoundSSW 205°160 m18.5 mi
Hickory Grove HillSSW 204°152 m20.0 mi
Little MoundSSW 203°148 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5220:34
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6204824273

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