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Civer

Civer from directly overhead

Civer is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Haney Hill stands 229 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarville, a ghost town 2.6 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 4.1 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

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

How to reach it

Coordinates40.52420, -90.10760

Overlooks nearby

101 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Wallace Park: 3.8 mi
  • South Park: 4.3 mi
  • Hulit Park: 4.3 mi
  • Jones Park: 4.4 mi
  • Dean Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 16
  • Lakeland Park: 4.5 mi
  • Double T State Fish & Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
  • Canton Lake: 7.2 mi
  • Canton Youth Acres: 7.6 mi
  • Emiquon Preserve: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Tampico Mounds: 8.8 mi
  • Haney Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Dyers Mound: 19.2 mi
  • The Mound: 19.9 mi
  • Hickory Grove Hill: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • The Pioneers: 19.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.9 mi
  • Vermont Veterans Memorial: 23.2 mi
  • Tazewell County Veterans Memorial: 24.3 mi
  • 29th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial: 24.3 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haney HillNW229 m14.9 mi
Dyers MoundW221 m19.2 mi
Tampico MoundsSSE175 m8.8 mi
The MoundESE160 m19.9 mi
Hickory Grove HillESE152 m20.0 mi
Little MoundESE148 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5416:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253041526473777467554231
Precip in2.22.22.74.25.14.74.24.03.33.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Havana, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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