Dunbar School
Dunbar School is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gary Jones Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 177 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Dunbar School
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
177 named places within 25 miles
- Gary Jones Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Lakeview-East End Veterans Park: 0.2 mi
- Washington Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Carrier Mills Park: 1.3 mi
- Taylor Field: 4.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 10.3 mi
- Wamble Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Williams Hill: 10.7 mi
- Horton Hill: 10.8 mi
- Cave Hill: 11.0 mi
- Army Supply Store: 0.4 mi
- Winters Auto Repair: 0.4 mi
- Absher Nicholson Funeral Home: 0.8 mi
- Carrier Mills Municpal Building: 1.0 mi
- Carrier millswater department: 1.2 mi
- Murray Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Stonefort Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Stone Face: 10.1 mi
- Harts Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Sentry Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Lakeview War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Allen Family Farmhouse: 0.9 mi
- Finney Markey: 1.0 mi
- Lakeview School: 1.6 mi
- Lakeview Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Burden Falls Wilderness: 7.5 mi
- Bay Creek Wilderness: 9.5 mi
- Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
- Double Branch Hole: 12.4 mi
- Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Burden Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 8.7 mi
- Boulder Falls: 11.5 mi
- Jackson Falls: 12.9 mi
- Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 13.4 mi
- Saline County Area Museum: 4.2 mi
- Stonefort Depot Museums: 7.0 mi
- Old Eldorado City Hall: 12.9 mi
- Olde Towne Hall Village History: 15.3 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Elephant Arch: 13.6 mi
- Purse Strap Arch: 13.9 mi
- Alien Arch: 14.8 mi
- Cedar Wonders Arch: 15.5 mi
- High Knob: 17.0 mi
- Pine Point: 19.0 mi
- Goose Bay: 19.3 mi
- Lakeview: 19.6 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 11.9 mi
- Negro Spring: 17.7 mi
- Dixon Springs: 21.0 mi
- Decker Spring: 22.0 mi
- Cheif Tecumseh Statue: 12.3 mi
- Big John: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunbar School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Hill | SE 133° | 325 m | 10.7 mi |
| Horton Hill | ESE 114° | 297 m | 10.8 mi |
| Wamble Mountain | ESE 121° | 287 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cave Hill | E 92° | 284 m | 11.0 mi |
| High Knob | ESE 111° | 279 m | 17.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | SE 140° | 270 m | 11.4 mi |
| Garden Of the Gods | ESE 114° | 262 m | 14.0 mi |
| Benham Hill | SSE 149° | 252 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13931933804
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