- Elevation, modelled
- 152 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Nichols Mound205 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Roadon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.9082, -89.4935
The Marble Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled 152 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Shore Acres Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Marble Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | SE 143° | 205 m | 23.2 mi |
- On the Illinois River RoadNational
- 37.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 64.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shore Acres Park: 0.3 mi
- Cutright Community Park: 0.7 mi
- City Park: 0.9 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 1.1 mi
- R. Paul Gollnitze City Park: 1.4 mi
- Dr. Frank & Aagot Green Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Coal Hollow Park: 3.2 mi
- Messerling Wildlife Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Shawl Wildlife Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Blackmon Wildlife Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture: 6.1 mi
- Changes: 9.1 mi
- Out of Court: 10.6 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 11.6 mi
- Here and There: 11.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Santa Fe Train Mural: 1.1 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 9.4 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Chillicothe Area History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 0.9 mi
- Hasselberg Ag Museum: 1.2 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 8.3 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 10.0 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 13.7 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 13.8 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 15.9 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 13.8 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 15.9 mi
- Sundance: 24.9 mi
- Walnut Grove: 6.9 mi
- Riverfront Square: 24.7 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 15.6 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 15.7 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 18.0 mi
- Nichols Mound: 23.2 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 24.2 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 24.6 mi
- High Point: 10.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lacon, 9 mi away.
- Yellow-rumped Warbler57 obs
- Ring-billed Gull48 obs
- Western Honey Bee21 obs
- Bald Eagle20 obs
- Wood Duck18 obs
- Great Blue Heron13 obs
- House Sparrow13 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee13 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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