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Wanborough

Wanborough from directly overhead

Wanborough is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Boyd Hill stands 175 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Edwards County Fairgrounds, a attraction 1.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 150 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

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

How to reach it

Coordinates38.37860, -88.09170

88 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 1.8 mi
  • Public Square: 1.9 mi
  • Birkbeck Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Leo F French Memorial Park: 14.2 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 14
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • War Memorial: 14.4 mi
  • Lincoln Monument: 14.4 mi
  • Archaeological Dig: 19.0 mi
  • Paul Tillich Memorial: 19.0 mi
  • New Harmony: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boyd HillSSW 204°175 m13.1 mi
Sand HillE 94°140 m23.7 mi
Rattlesnake BluffS 189°125 m16.6 mi
Turkey RidgeNNW 332°122 m7.9 mi
Aldrich MoundS 172°113 m23.2 mi
Thompson MoundS 170°107 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:04
June solstice05:3019:4120:20
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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