- Elevation, modelled
- 247 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound258 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5305, -89.0043
Illinois State University Horticulture Center is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled 247 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois State University Horticulture Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | E 96° | 258 m | 11.9 mi |
| Nichols Mound | WNW 302° | 205 m | 13.9 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairview Park: 0.6 mi
- Cardinal Court Quad: 1.0 mi
- Rosa Parks Commons: 1.0 mi
- East Detention Park: 1.2 mi
- Ironwood Park: 1.4 mi
- Hidden Creek Nature Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Fransen Nature Area: 1.6 mi
- M.J. Rhymer Family Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- COMLARA Park: 7.3 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 1.4 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 1.8 mi
- McLean County Museum of History: 3.5 mi
- Prairie Aviation Museum: 5.1 mi
- Project XV Museum: 14.4 mi
- Laura's Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Chapel Garden: 2.4 mi
- Neighborhood Prayer Garden: 2.5 mi
- The IWU Peace Garden: 2.9 mi
- Moriyama Japanese Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Second Globe Theatre: 1.8 mi
- Aspiration Fountain: 2.8 mi
- Family with Dog: 2.8 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 2.9 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 2.9 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 1.5 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 1.6 mi
- Fell Park: 1.7 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 3.0 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 3.5 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 4.6 mi
- Memory Lane: 14.1 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 22.2 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 22.2 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 13.2 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 13.8 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.8 mi
- Blue Mound: 11.9 mi
- Nichols Mound: 13.9 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 7.5 mi
- Benjaminville: 11.1 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 16.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel303 obs
- Canada Goose212 obs
- Eastern Cottontail128 obs
- North American Wheel Bug128 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle118 obs
- chicory89 obs
- cutleaf teasel89 obs
- American Crow76 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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