State Historic Site Museum
State Historic Site Museum is an attraction in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 241 m. Pilot Knob stands 264 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Hill Historic District, a park 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 27 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 241 m
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 75.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop Hill Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Wiley Park: 4.1 mi
- Washington Park: 4.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 4.4 mi
- Galva Park District: 4.8 mi
- Victoria State Habitat Area: 10.6 mi
- Buffalo Prairie State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.1 mi
- T-Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 12.2 mi
- Forever Fields: 12.2 mi
- Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area: 12.4 mi
- Geneseo Historical Museum Stees Brothers Carriage House: 17.8 mi
- Geneseo Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Rock Island Railroad Museum: 20.5 mi
- Discovery Depot Children's Museum: 21.4 mi
- James B. Stockdale Museum: 21.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 10.1 mi
- Hickory Point: 13.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 19.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 19.1 mi
- Gravel Hill: 23.5 mi
- Public Triangle: 10.1 mi
- The Great Sauk Trail: 13.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 17.8 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Westbound): 11.0 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Eastbound): 11.4 mi
- Spoon River Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Geneseo Water Tower Fish: 17.7 mi
- CB&Q Engine 3006: 21.5 mi
- Carl Sandburg Birthplace Historic Site: 22.1 mi
- Poet Carl Sandburg and Nellie the Goat: 21.6 mi
- Welcome to Downtown Galesburg: 21.6 mi
- Florence Love Wildflower Garden: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Historic Site Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SW 220° | 264 m | 10.1 mi |
| Gravel Hill | ENE 74° | 253 m | 23.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | NE 56° | 246 m | 19.1 mi |
| Hickory Point | NNE 28° | 214 m | 13.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | N 8° | 197 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galva, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/368074584
Day trips start here
- Bradford · 24 mi
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