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Vanna Whitewall

Vanna Whitewall from directly overhead

Vanna Whitewall is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
17' 6
Material
fiberglass

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.67822, -89.60788

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lincoln Park: 0.4 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.6 mi
  • Formerly Blaine Sumner Middle School (closed): 0.6 mi
  • John H. Gwynn Jr. Park: 0.9 mi
  • Spinder Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 17
Gardens: 8
  • Skip Snyder Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Luthy Botanical Garden: 3.3 mi
  • ICC Horticulture Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Oz Garden: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hazel's Hill: 7.8 mi
  • The Mound: 17.3 mi
  • Little Mound: 17.9 mi
  • Hickory Grove Hill: 18.8 mi
  • Nichols Mound: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols MoundE 98°205 m20.1 mi
The MoundSSW 204°160 m17.3 mi
Hickory Grove HillSSW 203°152 m18.8 mi
Little MoundSSW 202°148 m17.9 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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10279699448

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