Fort Crevecoeur DAR memorial rock
Fort Crevecoeur DAR memorial rock is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Crevecoeur monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Illinois River Road passes 0.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
1680 French fort in what is now Illinois, USA.
Wikidata Q3077830, matched on coordinates and name (167 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1902
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 72.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Creve Coeur Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Spinder Park: 1.3 mi
- Jaycee Park: 1.8 mi
- Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Independence Park: 1.7 mi
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Park: 2.6 mi
- Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Purple Martin Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Books Flying Off the Shelf: 1.9 mi
- Vanna Whitewall: 2.1 mi
- Richard Pryor Statue: 2.7 mi
- Portal: 2.9 mi
- The Pedestrian: 2.9 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur monument: 0.0 mi
- Fort Crevecoeur Park veterans memorial: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Street Bridge Monument: 2.4 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Riverfront Freedom Memorial: 2.8 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 2.6 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 3.2 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 4.9 mi
- Tremont History Museum: 10.5 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 12.8 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 3.0 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 5.1 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 6.6 mi
- Oz Garden: 7.8 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 9.0 mi
- The Mound: 15.5 mi
- Little Mound: 16.0 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 16.9 mi
- Nichols Mound: 19.7 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 3.0 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 5.1 mi
- Sundance: 6.1 mi
- Riverfront Square: 5.9 mi
- Walnut Grove: 13.1 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 16.0 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 19.1 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 19.7 mi
- High Point: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Crevecoeur DAR memorial rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtom Hill | S 182° | 207 m | 24.8 mi |
| Nichols Mound | E 92° | 205 m | 19.7 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 208° | 160 m | 15.5 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SSW 206° | 152 m | 16.9 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 206° | 148 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6493394885
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