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First Cabin in Springfield

First Cabin in Springfield from directly overhead

First Cabin in Springfield is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Funeral Train Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

C&A train station on Washington St., Springfield, Illinois

Dates from 1895.

Wikidata Q7580895, matched on coordinates and name (398 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1927-12-03
Inscription
John Kelley erected the first cabin in Springfield on this site in March, 1819. The first county commission, April 2, 1821 and the first court, April 3, 1821 were held here.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.80307, -89.65606

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 51
Artworks: 50
Gardens: 20
  • Garden of Hope: 0.4 mi
  • Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
  • The Neighborhood Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Motherland Gardens: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Lincoln's Home: 0.7 mi
  • Route 66 Experience: 2.3 mi
  • High Dive Show: 2.3 mi
  • Milk a Cow: 2.3 mi
  • Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Cotton Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Elkhart Hill: 18.0 mi
  • Yellow Hammer Knob: 18.0 mi
  • Polecat Hill: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Cabin in Springfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhart HillNNE 33°221 m18.0 mi
Walnut HillNNE 26°197 m13.4 mi
Polecat HillNNE 16°187 m21.9 mi
Cotton HillSSE 153°186 m9.6 mi
Yellow Hammer KnobE 90°183 m18.0 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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9980407422

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