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Bybee is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Haney Hill stands 229 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarville, a ghost town 4.1 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 8.4 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

human settlement in Fulton County, Illinois, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.59778, -90.18472

88 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Mount Pisgah County Park: 6.1 mi
  • Big Creek Park: 7.7 mi
  • Wallace Park: 8.0 mi
  • Dean Park: 8.1 mi
  • Memorial Stadium: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
  • Double T State Fish & Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
  • Lakeland Park: 7.1 mi
  • Canton Lake: 10.6 mi
  • Canton Youth Acres: 11.0 mi
  • Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area: 17.4 mi
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Haney Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Tampico Mounds: 15.2 mi
  • Dyers Mound: 16.5 mi
  • Hazel's Hill: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • The Pioneers: 16.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
  • Vermont Veterans Memorial: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 2
  • "Walky" Rocky Statue: 24.8 mi
  • "Trojan Horse" Rocky statue: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bybee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haney HillWNW 300°229 m8.7 mi
Dyers MoundWSW 247°221 m16.5 mi
Tampico MoundsSE 146°175 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5420:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222637496170737164523928
Precip in1.81.82.43.65.04.44.23.73.62.82.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avon, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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