Griffin
Griffin is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Dole Hill stands 210 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Soccer Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 2.8 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
human settlement in Clark County, Illinois, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 6.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
139 named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Soccer Park: 3.1 mi
- Marshall High School Class of 1958 Park: 4.2 mi
- Marshall Community Pool & Park: 4.5 mi
- Harlow Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Rocky Branch Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- A Chorus of Trumpets: 13.2 mi
- Terre Haute - Birthplace of the Coca-Cola Contour Bottle: 13.5 mi
- Coca-Cola Bottle with American Flag and Statue of Liberty: 13.6 mi
- The Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Proud Elk: 13.9 mi
- Lost Hill: 9.0 mi
- Big Knoll: 10.3 mi
- Pottsville Hill: 13.3 mi
- Fairbanks Mound: 15.3 mi
- Wolf Mound: 17.0 mi
- Clark County Museum: 4.7 mi
- Candles Holocaust Museum & Education Center: 12.9 mi
- Swope Art Museum: 13.3 mi
- Terre Haute Children's Museum: 13.3 mi
- Eugene V. Debs Museum: 13.4 mi
- Log Cabin Chapel: 11.2 mi
- Watermark Landing: 12.6 mi
- Haley Tower: 14.0 mi
- Story Walk: 20.5 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 20.6 mi
- Woodlawn Monument Sight: 13.0 mi
- Freedom Shrine: 17.8 mi
- Claude Matthews Medallion: 20.0 mi
- DoD War Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Trolly: 20.8 mi
- City of Hollies Tree Farm: 13.5 mi
- ISU Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Herbs Garden: 16.1 mi
- Bamboo Garden: 17.7 mi
- The Sam and Joy Hulbert Rose Garden: 17.8 mi
- Hitesville: 21.1 mi
- Randall: 23.8 mi
- Toronto: 24.6 mi
- Clear Creek Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
- Twigg Rest Park: 19.0 mi
- Speed Beach: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Griffin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dole Hill | NNW 327° | 210 m | 21.7 mi |
| Wolf Mound | N 351° | 207 m | 17.0 mi |
| Yaw Hill | ESE 118° | 205 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sanford Hill | ESE 115° | 204 m | 17.2 mi |
| Trimmer Hill | ESE 109° | 190 m | 20.0 mi |
| Ladd Hill | SSE 161° | 190 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pottsville Hill | ENE 64° | 179 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lost Hill | SSW 213° | 164 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:41 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paris STP, 12 mi away.
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