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American Football House

American Football House from directly overhead

American Football House is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dance on Illinois, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

house in Illinois, United States

Dates from 1893.

Wikidata Q119286048, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1893

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.10998, -88.21656

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Hallene Gateway Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Patterson Parklet: 0.3 mi
  • Carle Park: 0.5 mi
  • Leal Park: 0.5 mi
  • John Bardeen Engineering Quadrangle: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 37
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 3
  • Experimental Round Barns: 1.2 mi
  • Music Barn: 23.5 mi
  • Demonstration Prairie: 23.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Blue Mound: 7.4 mi
  • Blue Mound: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWSW 247°228 m13.9 mi
Blue MoundNE 48°214 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2519:4520:26
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1215:4816:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041526372757467554131
Precip in2.32.22.83.94.84.64.53.53.43.33.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/904629363

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