Griggsville Landing
Griggsville Landing is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. The Mound stands 257 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pike County Conservation Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 21 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
abandoned settlement in Pike County, Illinois
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.3 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
67 named places within 25 miles
- Pike County Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Griggsville Historic District: 4.2 mi
- City Park: 9.2 mi
- East Pike Park: 9.4 mi
- Ebaugh County Park: 10.0 mi
- Calvert Hill: 6.9 mi
- Browns Mound: 7.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 12.6 mi
- Allison Mound: 15.8 mi
- The Mound: 17.5 mi
- Pike County All Wars Museum: 10.2 mi
- Old School Museum: 11.3 mi
- Harman House Museum: 21.1 mi
- Prairie Land Heritage Museam: 21.4 mi
- Beardstown River Museum: 24.9 mi
- Dutton: 8.2 mi
- Milton: 10.3 mi
- White Oak Springs: 15.7 mi
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site: 16.6 mi
- America's Most Wanted Bird: 4.2 mi
- Beardstown Postage Stamp Welcome Mural: 24.8 mi
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk: 16.7 mi
- Bridge Foundation: 19.7 mi
- Siloam Springs State Park: 19.5 mi
- 217 Terror Haunted House: 20.7 mi
- Perrins Ledge: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Griggsville Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | WNW 292° | 257 m | 17.5 mi |
| Calvert Hill | SSW 208° | 218 m | 6.9 mi |
| Allison Mound | E 88° | 207 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSE 166° | 193 m | 12.6 mi |
| Browns Mound | SE 125° | 158 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield #2, 10 mi away.
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