New Philadelphia National Historic Site
New Philadelphia National Historic Site is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Long Knob stands 267 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 15 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places
What the record says
- Founded
- 2022-12-29
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 8.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
117 named places within 25 miles
- Barry City Park: 4.3 mi
- Barry Historic District: 4.3 mi
- Beverly Park: 7.0 mi
- Grubb Hollow Prairie Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- King Park: 9.8 mi
- The Mound: 6.5 mi
- Calvert Hill: 14.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 16.3 mi
- Pickerton Hill: 16.8 mi
- Clinton Hill: 18.4 mi
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk: 0.2 mi
- Bridge Foundation: 12.7 mi
- Grant's Drugstore: 21.2 mi
- Judge Clemens Justice of the Peace Office: 21.2 mi
- Becky Thatcher House: 21.2 mi
- Dutton: 8.6 mi
- Busch: 14.8 mi
- LaMotte: 15.0 mi
- White Oak Springs: 15.0 mi
- Griggsville Landing: 16.6 mi
- Pike County All Wars Museum: 10.3 mi
- Harman House Museum: 17.9 mi
- Mark Twain Museum & Gallery: 21.1 mi
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: 21.2 mi
- Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center: 21.3 mi
- Siloam Springs State Park: 12.9 mi
- Edward Anderson Conservation Area: 15.1 mi
- Dupont Reservation Conservation Area: 15.2 mi
- Robert H. Thompson Conservation Area: 15.8 mi
- Bay Island Conservation Area: 22.6 mi
- America's Most Wanted Bird: 12.5 mi
- Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 21.1 mi
- Tom & Huck Statue: 21.2 mi
- Victor's Point Roadside Park: 14.9 mi
- Hallows Roadside Park: 15.7 mi
- Fall Creek Rest Stop: 18.8 mi
- Park-N-Fish: 15.4 mi
- Gosline Island: 18.2 mi
- Kristy's Garden: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Philadelphia National Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Knob | S 184° | 267 m | 23.4 mi |
| The Mound | N 3° | 257 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bethlehem Knob | S 185° | 256 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pickerton Hill | SW 229° | 251 m | 16.8 mi |
| Page Knob | S 181° | 251 m | 22.5 mi |
| Wilcoxen Knob | S 180° | 250 m | 22.4 mi |
| Robert Hill | S 175° | 250 m | 23.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 256° | 244 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield #2, 10 mi away.
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