Fort Armstrong
Fort Armstrong is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Army Ridge Bluffs stands 203 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mississippi River Visitor Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Fort Armstrong (1816–1836), was one of a chain of western frontier defenses which the United States erected after the War of 1812. It was located at the foot of Rock Island, in the Mississippi River near the present-day Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. It was five miles from the principal Sauk and Meskwaki village on the Rock River in Illinois. Of stone and timber construction, 300 feet square, the fort was begun in May 1816 and completed the following year and consisted of three large blockhouses, like the replica, on its prominent corners. In 1832, the U.S. Army used the fort as a military headquarters during the Black Hawk War. It was normally garrisoned by two companies of United States Army regulars. With the pacification of the Indian threat in Illinois, the U.S. Government ceased operations at Fort Armstrong and the U.S. Army abandoned the frontier fort in 1836.
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Dates from 1816.
Wikidata Q1438434, matched on coordinates and name (144 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Oculus · 3 mi
- Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook · 4 mi
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mississippi River Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
- Bechtel Park: 0.4 mi
- River Heritage Park: 0.4 mi
- Schwiebert Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Kaiserslautern Square Park: 0.6 mi
- City Line Ravine: 2.7 mi
- Thirty-First Avenue Park: 3.1 mi
- Beaver Island: 3.6 mi
- Indian Island: 3.7 mi
- Mirror Lake: 4.4 mi
- German American Heritage Center & Museum: 1.0 mi
- Rock Island Arsenal Museum: 1.0 mi
- Fryxell Geology Museum: 1.2 mi
- Rock Island Arsenal Museum: 1.3 mi
- Hose Station No. 4: 1.5 mi
- Quad City Botanical Center: 0.5 mi
- Augie Acres: 0.9 mi
- Heritage Court: 1.0 mi
- Clinic Gardens: 1.0 mi
- East Bluff Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Dillon Memorial Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Irish Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 1.2 mi
- Camp McClellan: 1.6 mi
- Bettendorf Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Vander Veer Botanical Park: 1.9 mi
- Rock Island County State Fair Grounds: 7.3 mi
- Helium Trampoline Park: 9.2 mi
- Antique Archaeology: 12.7 mi
- Scott County Freedom Rock: 12.8 mi
- Octagon Pistols: 0.7 mi
- Curved Spire: 0.8 mi
- Lady Of Germania: 1.0 mi
- Sculpture Park: 1.4 mi
- "Bling" Rocky Statue: 3.8 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 4.8 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 5.3 mi
- West Lake Park Beach: 5.9 mi
- Buffalo Beach: 9.4 mi
- Buffalo Shores Beach: 10.2 mi
- Morning Sun Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Cedar Hill Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.0 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Westbound): 24.2 mi
- Duck Creek Waterfall: 4.8 mi
- Army Ridge Bluffs: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Armstrong. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Ridge Bluffs | SW 217° | 203 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
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 | 22 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island L&D 15, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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