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Piankashawtown

Piankashawtown from directly overhead

Piankashawtown is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Boyd Hill stands 175 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Bluff, a cliff 3.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 147 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

human settlement in Edwards County, Illinois, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates38.43110, -88.09580

89 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Public Square: 4.2 mi
  • Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 4.3 mi
  • Birkbeck Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Leo F French Memorial Park: 14.3 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 14
Historic sites: 10
  • War Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • Lincoln Monument: 14.6 mi
  • Oil Derrick: 20.9 mi
  • Angel of Hope Children's Memorial Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Archaeological Dig: 22.4 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Turkey Ridge: 4.8 mi
  • Boyd Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Bluff: 20.1 mi
  • Sand Hill: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boyd HillSSW 198°175 m16.4 mi
Sand HillESE 102°140 m24.4 mi
Rattlesnake BluffS 187°125 m20.1 mi
Turkey RidgeNW 314°122 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:2919:4120:20
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0715:5416:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323646576776797771594635

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albion, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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