World's Largest Teeter-Totter
World's Largest Teeter-Totter is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Buck Knoll stands 186 m to the west, 10 miles off. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 0.5 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- wood;steel
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 90.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
95 named places within 25 miles
- Fairview Park: 0.5 mi
- Haughton Park: 9.8 mi
- Greenup Commercial Historic District: 10.0 mi
- Sumpter Neal Park: 13.2 mi
- Toledo Legion Ball Diamonds: 13.3 mi
- World's Largest Windchime: 0.0 mi
- Worlds Largest Rocking Chair: 0.0 mi
- Bicycle: 0.1 mi
- World's Biggest Yard Stick: 0.1 mi
- Bicycle: 0.1 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 0.0 mi
- Story Walk: 0.1 mi
- Porch Swing: 0.2 mi
- Worlds Largest Mailbox: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Log Cabin Replica: 12.6 mi
- Fox Ridge State Park: 12.0 mi
- Lincoln Trail State Park: 14.9 mi
- American Beech Woods Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area: 20.2 mi
- Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 20.4 mi
- Trolly: 0.2 mi
- DoD War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- WW2 Tank: 23.4 mi
- USA Softball of Illinois Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
- Clark County Museum: 16.8 mi
- Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum: 17.2 mi
- Heath Museum & Confectionery: 24.4 mi
- Hitesville: 14.1 mi
- Griffin: 20.6 mi
- EIU Secret Garden: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's Largest Teeter-Totter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knoll | W 269° | 186 m | 10.1 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | W 266° | 180 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jordan Hill | SSW 213° | 165 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lost Hill | E 79° | 164 m | 13.3 mi |
| Fairbanks Mound | E 99° | 157 m | 24.3 mi |
| Big Knoll | E 87° | 140 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:42 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Casey, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1514904939
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