Ghost town · Illinois
Benjaminville
Benjaminville is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the north-northeast, 2.9 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 7.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Illinois, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates40.47650, -88.80610
- 7.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Eagle View Park: 5.3 mi
- Walt Bittner Park: 5.7 mi
- Charterwoods Farms Common Area: 5.8 mi
- Charterwood Park: 6.0 mi
- McGraw Park: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- The Grove: 3.6 mi
- Moraine View State Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- S.H. West County Park: 8.5 mi
- Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Fransen Nature Area: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 13
- Woodland Garden: 8.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 8.4 mi
- White Garden: 8.5 mi
- Moriyama Japanese Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Sarah's Garden: 9.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Prairie Aviation Museum: 6.3 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 9.6 mi
- McLean County Museum of History: 9.9 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 10.5 mi
- Simpkins Military History Museum: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 9
- What's Your Passion?: 9.8 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 9.8 mi
- Aspiration Fountain: 9.8 mi
- Lincoln-Fell-Davis Statue: 9.8 mi
- Family with Dog: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Bosarth Memorial: 7.5 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 9.2 mi
- Fell Park: 9.5 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 9.6 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.6 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 15.9 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
- Limestone Rest Area (Northbound): 24.8 mi
Peaks: 2
- Blue Mound: 2.9 mi
- Nichols Mound: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 10.5 mi
- Memory Lane: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Kumler: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benjaminville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | NNE 29° | 258 m | 2.9 mi |
| Nichols Mound | WNW 297° | 205 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 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, 9 mi away.
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