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New Philadelphia National Historic Site

New Philadelphia National Historic Site from directly overhead

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. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places

What the record says

Founded
2022-12-29

How to reach it

Coordinates39.69580, -90.95970

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 20
  • 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
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 7
Artworks: 3
  • America's Most Wanted Bird: 12.5 mi
  • Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 21.1 mi
  • Tom & Huck Statue: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long KnobS 184°267 m23.4 mi
The MoundN 3°257 m6.5 mi
Bethlehem KnobS 185°256 m23.9 mi
Pickerton HillSW 229°251 m16.8 mi
Page KnobS 181°251 m22.5 mi
Wilcoxen KnobS 180°250 m22.4 mi
Robert HillS 175°250 m23.1 mi
Lookout MountainWSW 256°244 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3719:5520:36
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2216:0116:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283242546574777567564433
Precip in2.02.12.94.14.85.04.13.43.63.02.92.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield #2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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