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Edwardsville National Bank Clock Tower

Edwardsville National Bank Clock Tower from directly overhead

Edwardsville National Bank Clock Tower is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Robbs Mound stands 198 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Clock Tower Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
First erected in 1923 at the corner of St. Louis Street and North Main Street. Through funds raised by public donations, the clock was relocated in this Clock Tower park and presented to the City of Edwardsville in gratitude for its commitment to historic
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.81386, -89.95834

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hotz Park: 0.2 mi
  • City Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Lusk Park: 0.3 mi
  • Edwardsville City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Leon Corlew Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens: 57
Museums: 56
  • Madison County Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Route 66 Museum and Interpretative Center: 0.4 mi
  • 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House: 0.6 mi
  • Edwardsville Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Glen Carbon Heritage Museum: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 30
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 13
  • Fox Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Browns Mound: 8.1 mi
  • Neudeckers Mountain: 9.0 mi
  • Monks Mound: 12.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Springs: 7
  • Bellefontaine Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Oak Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Cabanne Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Headwaters: 21.2 mi
  • Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Beaver Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 16.3 mi
  • Wise Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robbs MoundNE 55°198 m23.2 mi
Clarks MoundSSW 201°196 m17.3 mi
Turkey HillS 173°185 m24.0 mi
Fox HillSSW 199°182 m8.0 mi
Browns MoundSSE 159°174 m8.1 mi
Neudeckers MountainE 101°171 m9.0 mi
Berger HillSE 142°171 m17.7 mi
Art HillWSW 236°165 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1516:0016:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303544566675787770584535
Precip in2.52.53.54.95.53.43.93.33.42.93.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton - Melvin Price L&D, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/703251422

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