Wanborough
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. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 86 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
- 30.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
86 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine: 19.0 mi
- Descent of the Holy Spirit: 19.0 mi
- Paul Tillich Bust: 19.0 mi
- Pietà: 19.0 mi
- Peace Arch: 19.0 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 18.0 mi
- The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony: 19.0 mi
- Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit: 19.2 mi
- George Keppler House: 19.2 mi
- 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
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Beech Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Rutgers Bluff: 12.1 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Turkey Ridge: 7.9 mi
- Boyd Hill: 13.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Aldrich Mound: 23.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 23.7 mi
- Piankashawtown: 3.6 mi
- Lexington: 7.4 mi
- Mills Prairie: 10.9 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 14.4 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Harmonie State Park: 22.6 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 1.7 mi
- Labrynth: 19.6 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 11.6 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 19.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Hill | SSW 204° | 175 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 94° | 140 m | 23.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | S 189° | 125 m | 16.6 mi |
| Turkey Ridge | NNW 332° | 122 m | 7.9 mi |
| Aldrich Mound | S 172° | 113 m | 23.2 mi |
| Thompson Mound | S 170° | 107 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:54 | 16:36 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albion, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
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