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Millville

Millville from directly overhead

Millville is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Apple River Canyon State Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 14 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places

How to reach it

Coordinates42.44890, -90.05140

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Meridian Park: 4.3 mi
  • Nora Park: 5.6 mi
  • Stockton Township Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Wards Grove Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
  • Weir White Oaks state Natural Area: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 18
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Old Chicago Stageroad: 11.5 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 12.8 mi
  • Blackhawk War Monument: 13.6 mi
  • Wisconsin Lead Region: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Benton Mound: 3.6 mi
  • Mount Sumner: 4.8 mi
  • Squirrel Grove Mound: 5.9 mi
  • Hudson Mound: 6.8 mi
  • Simmons Mound: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 15
Springs: 5
  • Cleary Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 13.5 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Marsden Well: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Apple Canyon Waterfall: 6.3 mi
  • Thunder Bay Falls: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pavilion: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • South Bluff: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White HillNW381 m11.1 mi
Charles MoundWNW374 m10.3 mi
Benton MoundS367 m3.6 mi
Mount SumnerWNW357 m4.8 mi
Scales MoundW356 m11.3 mi
Squirrel Grove MoundWNW355 m5.9 mi
Hudson MoundWNW354 m6.8 mi
Horseshoe MoundW324 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:13
June solstice05:2419:5920:42
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2715:4516:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202436486069727063513726
Precip in1.21.52.23.94.15.74.54.24.23.12.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton 3 NNE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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