Ghost town · Illinois
Kumler
Kumler is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Weedman Park, a park 5.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 25 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Illinois, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates40.29970, -88.57810
- 24.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Weedman Park: 5.0 mi
- South Park: 5.6 mi
- Mansfield City Park: 7.2 mi
- Howard Virgin Timber Park: 8.4 mi
- Foosland Village Park: 8.9 mi
Artworks
- Red House Gallery: 19.0 mi
- Prairie Grid: 19.5 mi
- AISC Steel Teaching Sculpture: 19.7 mi
- Bear: 20.5 mi
- Girl with a Scarf: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 43
- Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden: 11.8 mi
- Sugar Doll Grove: 18.8 mi
- Lindsay New American Gardens: 20.7 mi
- Brick Wall Garden: 20.7 mi
- Rose Terrrace: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Champaign County Worker's Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes: 19.5 mi
- Bosarth Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Vets Memorial: 21.0 mi
- The American's Creed: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- S.H. West County Park: 8.6 mi
- Oxbow Ridge at River Bend Forest Preserve: 11.1 mi
- River Bend Forest Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Buffalo Trace Prairie: 11.3 mi
- Moraine View State Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
Museums: 15
- Museum of the Grand Prairie: 11.7 mi
- Monticello Railway Museum: 16.9 mi
- Piatt County Museum: 17.0 mi
- Simpkins Military History Museum: 20.7 mi
- Robert Allerton Estate: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 5.3 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 5.5 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Music Barn: 21.3 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 21.3 mi
- American Football House: 23.1 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 2
- Blue Mound: 18.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Benjaminville: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- The Oasis: 20.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Old Faithful: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kumler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | NW 324° | 258 m | 18.2 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSE 161° | 228 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:49 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson City, 16 mi away.
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