Symbol
Symbol is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is River Front Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 24 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- River Front Park: 0.2 mi
- Sinnissippi Park: 0.3 mi
- Sinnissippi Park and Golf Course: 0.4 mi
- Bloom School Park: 0.8 mi
- Oxford Park: 0.8 mi
- Searls Park Prairie Nature Reserve: 2.9 mi
- Winnebago County Forest Preserve Headquarters: 3.6 mi
- Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: 4.0 mi
- Lockwood Park: 4.0 mi
- Anna Page Park: 5.1 mi
- Burpee Museum: 1.4 mi
- Discovery Center Museum: 1.4 mi
- Riverfront Museum Park: 1.5 mi
- Rockford Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Erlander Home Museum: 2.0 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 0.4 mi
- Dancers: 0.5 mi
- Rockmen Guardians: 0.8 mi
- Cape Variations: 1.7 mi
- Mr. 4th of July Statue: 1.8 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Navy Memorial: 1.7 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 11.2 mi
- The Aviator: 11.8 mi
- Lenny the Cat: 2.1 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 2.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 3.1 mi
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: 3.8 mi
- The Farmette Grangette: 8.1 mi
- Rose garden: 0.3 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens: 0.5 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 1.6 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 0.3 mi
- Turtle Mound: 1.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 20.8 mi
- Pine Rock: 22.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 22.2 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 12.3 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 13.8 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 15.6 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 14.8 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 17.6 mi
- Brush Point: 24.0 mi
- Standfield Beach: 4.1 mi
- Olson Beach: 7.0 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 7.1 mi
- White Rock: 17.3 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 0.4 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Symbol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | W 262° | 294 m | 22.2 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | WSW 252° | 289 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 231° | 281 m | 20.8 mi |
| Turtle Mound | SW 236° | 218 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/846838829
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