- Elevation, modelled
- 205 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Piety Hill189 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6642.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4663, -89.0838
Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok is a attraction in Illinois, at a modelled 205 m. Piety Hill stands 189 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mendota Museum & Historical Society, a museum 6.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 42 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
historic Site
Dates from 1929.
Wikidata Q3568105, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piety Hill | S 179° | 189 m | 10.9 mi |
| Owls Head | WSW 240° | 181 m | 23.6 mi |
| Buffalo Rock | SE 139° | 170 m | 13.0 mi |
| Starved Rock | SSE 154° | 167 m | 11.1 mi |
- 42.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 8.0 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 28.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Saint Louis Canyon · 11 mi
- Kickapoo Canyon · 11 mi
- Sac Canyon · 11 mi
- Aurora Canyon · 11 mi
31 named places within 25 miles
- cherry Mine Disaster: 7.2 mi
- Indian Creek Massacre Historic Site: 12.9 mi
- Indian Creek Massacre: 12.9 mi
- Remembering the Radium Girls: 14.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas: 14.9 mi
- Cherry Slag Pile: 7.2 mi
- Piety Hill: 10.9 mi
- Starved Rock: 11.1 mi
- Catfish Effigy: 13.0 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 13.0 mi
- Mendota Museum & Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- La Salle County Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
- Earlville History Museum: 12.0 mi
- Bureau County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
- Amboy Depot Museum: 21.4 mi
- Saint Louis Canyon Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Wildcat Canyon Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Lake Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.1 mi
- Ottawa Canyon Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Willow Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 18.3 mi
- Willow Creek Rest Area - Southbound: 18.5 mi
- Volvo Island: 16.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Cherry · 7 mi
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