Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Smiths Mound stands 228 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Square Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002-09-14
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- On the Illinois River Road, National
- 27.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 36.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Illinois Canyon · 6 mi
- Council Overhang · 6 mi
- Kaskaskia Canyon · 6 mi
- Ottawa Canyon · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Washington Square Park: 0.0 mi
- Skate Park: 0.2 mi
- Jordan's Block: 0.3 mi
- Rigden Park: 0.4 mi
- East Side Park: 0.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Remembering the Radium Girls: 0.2 mi
- Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall: 7.0 mi
- Indian Creek Massacre: 13.1 mi
- Indian Creek Massacre Historic Site: 13.1 mi
- Dayton Bluffs Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Buffalo Rock State Park: 4.4 mi
- Illini State Park: 5.9 mi
- Matthiessen State Park: 10.2 mi
- Starved Rock Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Water Strider Effigy: 4.2 mi
- Frog Effigy: 4.3 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 4.4 mi
- Catfish Effigy: 4.5 mi
- Starved Rock: 7.9 mi
- La Salle County Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
- Streatorland Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
- Earlville History Museum: 17.1 mi
- Fern Dell Museum: 18.7 mi
- Mendota Museum & Historical Society: 19.9 mi
- Ottawa Canyon Waterfall: 6.2 mi
- Wildcat Canyon Waterfall: 7.7 mi
- Saint Louis Canyon Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Lake Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.3 mi
- Volvo Island: 2.3 mi
- Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok: 14.9 mi
- ATSF Depot: 15.7 mi
- CSX Morris Depot: 21.7 mi
- Shadow Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 4.8 mi
- Holderman Hill: 15.9 mi
- Boy Scout of America: 1.5 mi
- Reuben G. Soderstrom: 15.6 mi
- Train: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Mound | SSE 158° | 228 m | 21.5 mi |
| Piety Hill | WSW 257° | 189 m | 12.6 mi |
| Buffalo Rock | WSW 246° | 170 m | 4.4 mi |
| Starved Rock | WSW 256° | 167 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa 4SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6424706551
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- Cherry · 20 mi
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