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Wellspring

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Wellspring is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Robbs Mound stands 198 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Leclaire Sports Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 6.3 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Forged and fabricated bronze, 7' 4" tall x 7' 7" long x 3' 6" wide. Leclaire Garden Court, Edwardsville, IL. "Wellspring" was commissioned by the Illinois Art-in-Architecture Program for the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark College.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Height limit
2.5 m
Getting there

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Coordinates38.80630, -89.94996

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Leclaire Sports Park: 0.1 mi
  • Edwardsville City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Leon Corlew Park: 0.4 mi
  • Leclaire Park: 0.5 mi
  • City Plaza: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 57
Museums: 56
  • Edwardsville Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
  • 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House: 0.1 mi
  • Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 0.8 mi
  • Madison County Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Glen Carbon Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 30
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 13
  • Browns Mound: 7.5 mi
  • Fox Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Neudeckers Mountain: 8.5 mi
  • Monks Mound: 11.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Springs: 6
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Oak Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Cabanne Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Headwaters: 21.2 mi
  • Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Beaver Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 17.0 mi
  • Wise Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robbs MoundNE 53°198 m23.1 mi
Clarks MoundSSW 203°196 m17.0 mi
Turkey HillS 173°185 m23.4 mi
Fox HillSSW 204°182 m7.7 mi
Browns MoundSSE 161°174 m7.5 mi
Neudeckers MountainE 98°171 m8.5 mi
Berger HillSE 142°171 m17.0 mi
Art HillWSW 238°165 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1516:0016:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303544566675787770584535
Precip in2.52.53.54.95.53.43.93.33.42.93.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6990026442

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