Elementary School Garden
Elementary School Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Carbon Heritage Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 3.2 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Glen Carbon Elementary School maintain this garden for the science curriculum. They call it the butterfly garden.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 1.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.6 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
- 10.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 6 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 6 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 6 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miner Park: 0.1 mi
- Miner Park: 0.2 mi
- Glen Carbon Village Hall Park: 1.1 mi
- Ray M Schon Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Greenspace East Park: 1.9 mi
- Red Caboose: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Navy A-7E Corsair: 2.5 mi
- Madison County Centenial Monument: 4.4 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Simon Kellerman JR.: 4.5 mi
- Cole: 0.5 mi
- Mary: 2.3 mi
- Sandy: 2.5 mi
- Jarvis: 2.8 mi
- Kinetic Sculpture: 3.1 mi
- Glen Carbon Heritage Museum: 0.1 mi
- Edwardsville Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House: 4.2 mi
- Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 4.3 mi
- Madison County Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Clock Tower Garden: 4.6 mi
- Prairie in Progress: 7.8 mi
- Nan Elliot Rose Garden: 12.9 mi
- Hebert Street Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 13.6 mi
- Mustang Corral: 1.8 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 2.0 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 4.9 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 6.0 mi
- Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower: 7.8 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- Tunica Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- Gurney Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 4.1 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Fox Hill: 3.5 mi
- Browns Mound: 5.1 mi
- Monks Mound: 7.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 8.6 mi
- Neudeckers Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 13.8 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 17.3 mi
- Headwaters: 17.5 mi
- Oak Spring: 17.8 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 18.3 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 10.1 mi
- Broadway: 20.9 mi
- Machens: 21.7 mi
- Wilkie: 24.5 mi
- Fremont: 24.8 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 10.4 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 10.9 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.1 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 16.0 mi
- Gateway Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Beaver Falls: 17.2 mi
- Wise Falls: 17.6 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 17.8 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 18.3 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elementary School Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | SSW 203° | 196 m | 12.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 168° | 185 m | 19.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | SSW 206° | 182 m | 3.5 mi |
| Browns Mound | SE 128° | 174 m | 5.1 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | ENE 75° | 171 m | 10.4 mi |
| Berger Hill | SE 129° | 171 m | 15.3 mi |
| Haubers Hill | SSE 165° | 166 m | 24.9 mi |
| Art Hill | WSW 246° | 165 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 12 mi away.
- Western Honey Bee18 obs
- sassafras15 obs
- Bride Underwing15 obs
- Oldwife Underwing12 obs
- Betrothed Underwing12 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail10 obs
- House Finch10 obs
- European Starling9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/752686895
Day trips start here
- Edwardsville · 4 mi
- Collinsville · 6 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 8 mi
- Fairmont City · 9 mi
- St. Louis Metro East · 9 mi
- Granite City · 10 mi
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