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White Cedar

White Cedar from directly overhead

White Cedar is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Quandary, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 17 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.95190, -90.19353

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Godfrey Ball Park: 0.4 mi
  • Glazebrook Park: 0.9 mi
  • Homer Adams Park: 1.2 mi
  • Adams Park: 1.2 mi
  • Camp Warren Levis: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Avenue of Flags: 0.5 mi
  • Solider's Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Underground Railroad Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Olin Foundation: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Old Fountain Court: 0.0 mi
  • River of Colors: 0.1 mi
  • The Grove: 0.1 mi
  • Discovery Gardens: 2.8 mi
  • Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 5.5 mi
Museums: 53
  • Alton Museum of History and Art: 4.3 mi
  • National Great Rivers Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Wood River Museum and Visitor Center: 8.1 mi
  • Bethalto Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Wood River Refinery History Museum: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 30
Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 19
  • Park High Point: 16.8 mi
  • Tucker Knob: 17.0 mi
  • McCoy Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Lone Tree Indian Mound: 18.0 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Springs: 14
  • Oak Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Spring: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Old Keller Quary: 12.5 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 12.9 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 14.3 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 14.5 mi
  • Cliff: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Beaver Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 2.9 mi
  • Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tucker KnobW 277°268 m17.0 mi
McAdams PeakW 276°246 m18.9 mi
McCoy HillWNW 288°237 m17.4 mi
Franklin HillWNW 292°234 m24.8 mi
Dug HillWNW 290°221 m19.5 mi
Two Story HillWSW 257°188 m20.3 mi
Knolle HillW 268°186 m22.9 mi
Fox HillSSE 150°182 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1716:0016:43

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8581165874

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