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Elijah Iles House

Elijah Iles House from directly overhead

Elijah Iles House is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ansar Shrine, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic house in Illinois, United States

Wikidata Q19462468, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1837

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.79517, -89.64632

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 50
Gardens: 20
  • Motherland Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Garden of Hope: 1.1 mi
  • The Neighborhood Garden: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Lincoln's Home: 0.2 mi
  • Route 66 Experience: 2.6 mi
  • High Dive Show: 2.7 mi
  • Milk a Cow: 2.7 mi
  • Lauterbach Man Statue: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Cotton Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Yellow Hammer Knob: 17.5 mi
  • Elkhart Hill: 18.2 mi
  • Polecat Hill: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhart HillNNE 31°221 m18.2 mi
Walnut HillNNE 23°197 m13.7 mi
Polecat HillNNE 14°187 m22.3 mi
Cotton HillSSE 154°186 m8.9 mi
Yellow Hammer KnobE 88°183 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3119:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1715:5516:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273142536373767467554333
Precip in2.22.23.04.15.15.04.42.93.13.13.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 78001188OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Iles, Elijah, House, reference 78001188, listed 02/23/78.

OpenStreetMap element node/4592952947

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