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McPike Mansion

McPike Mansion from directly overhead

McPike Mansion is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Olin Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route passes 1.0 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates38.90605, -90.18360

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Olin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Olin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Haskell Park: 0.7 mi
  • Doorman Square Park: 0.8 mi
  • Northside Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Piasa Bird: 1.0 mi
  • Miles Davis Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Steamboat Mural: 1.2 mi
  • Sail: 1.4 mi
  • Tooth Carving: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Confederate Monument: 1.0 mi
  • Civil War Prison: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debate: 1.1 mi
  • Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Confedorate POW: 1.7 mi
Museums: 57
  • Alton Museum of History and Art: 2.1 mi
  • National Great Rivers Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Wood River Museum and Visitor Center: 5.5 mi
  • Wood River Refinery History Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Bethalto Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 53
  • The Grove: 3.2 mi
  • River of Colors: 3.2 mi
  • Old Fountain Court: 3.2 mi
  • Discovery Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 30
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 19
  • Fox Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Park High Point: 18.1 mi
  • Tucker Knob: 18.2 mi
  • Monks Mound: 18.2 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Springs: 15
  • Oak Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Burnham Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Spring: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 12.8 mi
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 13.6 mi
  • Old Keller Quary: 13.7 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 14.3 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Beaver Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 2.6 mi
  • Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Sierra Falls: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tucker KnobWNW 287°268 m18.2 mi
McAdams PeakWNW 285°246 m19.9 mi
McCoy HillWNW 297°237 m19.1 mi
Dug HillWNW 297°221 m21.3 mi
Clarks MoundSSE 165°196 m23.4 mi
Two Story HillW 267°188 m20.3 mi
Knolle HillW 276°186 m23.6 mi
Fox HillSE 146°182 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/767805704

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