- Elevation, modelled
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elkhart Hill221 m · 18.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7789, -89.6217
Spartan Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled 180 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Eisenhower Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 2015
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spartan Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 26° | 221 m | 18.5 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 16° | 197 m | 14.3 mi |
| Polecat Hill | N 10° | 187 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 160° | 186 m | 7.3 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 84° | 183 m | 16.3 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 62.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eisenhower Park: 0.2 mi
- Dreamland Park: 0.3 mi
- Bunn Park: 0.9 mi
- Capital Cruisers Park: 1.0 mi
- Hobbs Park: 1.1 mi
- Illinois State Police Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Elijah Iles House: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Campaign Wagon: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site: 1.8 mi
- Henry Stephens: 1.9 mi
- Route 66 Mural: 1.3 mi
- Route 66 Mural: 1.4 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 1.7 mi
- Ansar Shrine: 1.8 mi
- Springfield Fire Department Mural: 1.8 mi
- Motherland Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Climate Restoration Area: 1.6 mi
- Laketown Serenity Garden: 1.7 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 1.8 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.3 mi
- Selvaggio Historic Arches: 3.7 mi
- Rotary Sundial: 3.7 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 3.8 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Wanless Park: 3.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 5.7 mi
- Carpenter Park: 6.0 mi
- Gurgens Park: 6.2 mi
- Cotton Hill: 7.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 14.3 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 16.3 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 18.5 mi
- Polecat Hill: 23.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.0 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Gurney: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 3 mi away.
- American Robin25 obs
- Eastern Cottontail20 obs
- Canada Goose17 obs
- Mourning Dove13 obs
- Common Garter Snake12 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel12 obs
- common jewelweed12 obs
- Green Sunfish12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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