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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

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Coordinates40.52420, -90.10760

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Around it

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
On the horizon

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 HillNW 309°229 m14.9 mi
Dyers MoundW 266°221 m19.2 mi
Tampico MoundsSSE 149°175 m8.8 mi
The MoundESE 105°160 m19.9 mi
Hickory Grove HillESE 109°152 m20.0 mi
Little MoundESE 107°148 m20.3 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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