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White Oak Springs

White Oak Springs from directly overhead

White Oak Springs is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. The Mound stands 257 m to the southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Siloam Springs State Park, a nature reserve 5.8 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 29 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

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

How to reach it

Coordinates39.88330, -90.81720

Overlooks nearby

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District: 7.6 mi
  • Clark Park: 7.9 mi
  • Brown County Elementary Park: 7.9 mi
  • Clark Park: 7.9 mi
  • Frisbee Golf Course: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 3
  • The Mound: 9.7 mi
  • Calvert Hill: 19.9 mi
  • Browns Mound: 23.3 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Bridge Foundation: 6.1 mi
  • New Philadelphia National Historic Site interpretive kiosk: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The MoundSW 229°257 m9.7 mi
Calvert HillSSE 163°218 m19.9 mi
Browns MoundSE 138°158 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5520:36
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2215:5916:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242536473767467554332
Precip in2.02.02.63.94.44.74.53.23.63.12.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perry 6 NW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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