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Daggett

Daggett from directly overhead

Daggett is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Simmons Mound stands 323 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Lake Resort, a park 2.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 6.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03250, -89.97360

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Timber Lake Resort: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Carroll Historic District: 4.3 mi
  • Percy Park: 4.3 mi
  • Point Rock Park: 4.7 mi
  • Stone House Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Museums: 22
  • Thomson Depot Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Savanna Train Car Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Savanna Museum and Cultural Center: 10.3 mi
  • Soaring Eagle Nature Center: 14.3 mi
  • Heritage Canyon: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Old Mill Site: 4.8 mi
  • Savanna Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Milledgeville Veterans Memorial: 11.2 mi
  • Historic ruins: 11.2 mi
  • The Stone Tower: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Point Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Old Galena Bridge: 4.9 mi
  • Havencrest Castle: 10.0 mi
  • Boat Rental: 23.6 mi
  • Apple River Road Bridge: 24.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Heer Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Lost Mound: 19.8 mi
  • Simmons Mound: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Pavilion: 11.4 mi
  • Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Springs: 2
  • Plum Creek Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Simmons MoundN 359°323 m22.9 mi
Heer HillNW 320°279 m16.7 mi
Lost MoundNW 307°251 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2519:5720:40
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2515:4716:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212537486069737163513826
Precip in1.71.82.53.94.65.54.93.93.73.02.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carroll, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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