Globe Tavern Historical Marker
Globe Tavern Historical Marker is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmers Market Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- On this site stood the Globe Tavern the home of Abraham Lincoln and his wife from the time of their marriage on November 4, 1842 until May 2, 1844. Here their first child was born.
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 61.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 1 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old State Capitol Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Union Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Madison Park: 0.8 mi
- Gehrmann Park: 0.9 mi
- Duncan Park: 0.9 mi
- 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - Payne's Hardware: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Funeral Train Monument: 0.1 mi
- 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - Loper's Restaurant: 0.1 mi
- 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - State Arsenal: 0.1 mi
- Old State Capitol: 0.1 mi
- Farmers Market Mural: 0.1 mi
- Migrating Mural: 0.1 mi
- Art Alley: 0.1 mi
- PrairieSumac: 0.1 mi
- Sad Fido: 0.1 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 0.2 mi
- Union Station: 0.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum: 0.3 mi
- Vachel Lindsay Home: 0.3 mi
- Garden of Hope: 0.6 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 0.9 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Motherland Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 0.4 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 2.3 mi
- High Dive Show: 2.4 mi
- Milk a Cow: 2.4 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 2.9 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.4 mi
- Gurgens Park: 4.6 mi
- Carpenter Park: 4.7 mi
- Wanless Park: 5.8 mi
- Cotton Hill: 9.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 13.4 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 17.8 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 18.0 mi
- Polecat Hill: 21.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.6 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Gurney: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Globe Tavern Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 32° | 221 m | 18.0 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 24° | 197 m | 13.4 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 15° | 187 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 154° | 186 m | 9.3 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 90° | 183 m | 17.8 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/9980407423
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- Petersburg · 18 mi
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