First Cabin in Springfield
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
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 61.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 1 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Old State Capitol Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Duncan Park: 0.6 mi
- Gehrmann Park: 0.7 mi
- Enos Park: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Funeral Train Monument: 0.2 mi
- Springfield Spanish-American War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - State Arsenal: 0.3 mi
- Globe Tavern Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Gwendolyn Brooks: 0.3 mi
- Illinois Workers Memorial: 0.3 mi
- The Coal Miner: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Mural: 0.3 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 0.4 mi
- Union Station: 0.4 mi
- Illinois State Museum: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 0.5 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum: 0.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.4 mi
- Gurgens Park: 4.5 mi
- Carpenter Park: 4.7 mi
- Wanless Park: 6.1 mi
- 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
- Iron Spring: 1.4 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Gurney: 21.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 33° | 221 m | 18.0 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 26° | 197 m | 13.4 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 16° | 187 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 153° | 186 m | 9.6 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 90° | 183 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9980407422
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