Ghost town · Illinois
Milton
Milton is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. The Mound stands 257 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyd Park, a park 5.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 27 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
former town in Brown County, Illinois
How to reach it
Coordinates39.84577, -90.65808
- 27.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 33.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
62 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 42
- Boyd Park: 5.3 mi
- Griggsville Historic District: 10.1 mi
- Meredosia Hill Prairie Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District: 11.2 mi
- Brown County Elementary Park: 11.5 mi
Peaks: 5
- The Mound: 16.2 mi
- Browns Mound: 16.4 mi
- Calvert Hill: 16.7 mi
- Allison Mound: 19.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 22.8 mi
Museums: 5
- Beardstown River Museum: 16.8 mi
- Pike County All Wars Museum: 18.0 mi
- Old School Museum: 18.5 mi
- Schuyler Jail Museum & Gnlgcl: 19.5 mi
- Prairie Land Heritage Museam: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- White Oak Springs: 8.8 mi
- Griggsville Landing: 10.3 mi
- Dutton: 14.0 mi
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- America's Most Wanted Bird: 10.2 mi
- Beardstown Postage Stamp Welcome Mural: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Bridge Foundation: 14.7 mi
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Siloam Springs State Park: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clay Bank: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Milton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | WSW 256° | 257 m | 16.2 mi |
| Calvert Hill | S 189° | 218 m | 16.7 mi |
| Allison Mound | ESE 121° | 207 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 171° | 193 m | 22.8 mi |
| Browns Mound | SSE 154° | 158 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 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 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perry 6 NW, 9 mi away.
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