Hitesville
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. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in Illinois, United States of America
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 27.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
95 named places within 25 miles
- Charleston Lake: 5.9 mi
- Lake Charleston Park: 6.0 mi
- Lakeview Park: 6.0 mi
- VFW Park: 6.3 mi
- Woodyard Conservation Area: 6.5 mi
- Antlers: 13.5 mi
- Puzzle: 14.1 mi
- Key: 14.1 mi
- Worlds Largest Rocking Chair: 14.1 mi
- Bookworm: 14.1 mi
- Coles County Dragway: 10.5 mi
- Lincoln Log Cabin Replica: 11.9 mi
- Story Walk: 14.1 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 14.1 mi
- Worlds Largest Mailbox: 14.2 mi
- Buck Knoll: 15.9 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 15.9 mi
- Dole Hill: 17.0 mi
- Lost Hill: 19.5 mi
- Wolf Mound: 22.4 mi
- Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum: 7.6 mi
- USA Softball of Illinois Hall of Fame: 14.8 mi
- Clark County Museum: 20.1 mi
- Douglas County Museum: 24.0 mi
- Fox Ridge State Park: 9.0 mi
- Douglas Hart Nature Center: 14.3 mi
- Lincoln Trail State Park: 20.4 mi
- American Beech Woods Nature Preserve: 20.9 mi
- Trolly: 14.2 mi
- DoD War Memorial: 14.7 mi
- WW2 Tank: 16.8 mi
- Hippie Memorial: 19.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dole Hill | NNE 31° | 210 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wolf Mound | NE 54° | 207 m | 22.4 mi |
| Buck Knoll | SSW 207° | 186 m | 15.9 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | SSW 205° | 180 m | 15.9 mi |
| Lost Hill | SE 125° | 164 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:43 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:50 | 16:32 |
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 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston, 7 mi away.
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