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Hitesville

Hitesville from directly overhead

Hitesville is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Dole Hill stands 210 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Charleston Lake, a park 5.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 13 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

human settlement in Illinois, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.50028, -88.04389

99 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Charleston Lake: 5.9 mi
  • Lake Charleston Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lakeview Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Charleston Park: 6.1 mi
  • VFW Park: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 8
Peaks: 5
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Trolly: 14.2 mi
  • DoD War Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • WW2 Tank: 16.8 mi
  • Hippie Memorial: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • EIU Secret Garden: 7.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dole HillNNE 31°210 m17.0 mi
Wolf MoundNE 54°207 m22.4 mi
Buck KnollSSW 207°186 m15.9 mi
Graveyard HillSSW 205°180 m15.9 mi
Lost HillSE 125°164 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:04
June solstice05:2619:4320:24
September equinox06:4018:1618:51
December solstice07:1015:5016:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293444566674777669574534
Precip in2.52.73.15.14.54.84.42.93.23.93.72.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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