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Franklin Street Bridge Monument

Franklin Street Bridge Monument from directly overhead

Franklin Street Bridge Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard Pryor Statue, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
iron

How to reach it

Coordinates40.68200, -89.59319

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Liberty Park: 0.5 mi
  • Eckwood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.8 mi
  • James W. Baldwin RiverFront Festival Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fondulac District Library Reading Gardens: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 53
  • Purple Martin Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
  • Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Wymann Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • Riverhill Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 17
Gardens: 8
  • Skip Snyder Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Luthy Botanical Garden: 2.7 mi
  • ICC Horticulture Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Oz Garden: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hazel's Hill: 8.4 mi
  • The Mound: 17.8 mi
  • Little Mound: 18.4 mi
  • Hickory Grove Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Nichols Mound: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franklin Street Bridge Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols MoundE205 m19.3 mi
The MoundSSW160 m17.8 mi
Hickory Grove HillSSW152 m19.3 mi
Little MoundSSW148 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2819:5220:34
September equinox06:4718:2118:57
December solstice07:2015:5116:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041536473767567554231
Precip in2.12.02.74.04.73.73.53.33.53.22.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4955094821

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