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Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder

Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder from directly overhead

Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahoney Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 193 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.81650, -88.44757
Around it

121 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Mahoney Park: 0.1 mi
  • Karel Park: 3.0 mi
  • Raleigh Park: 4.6 mi
  • Saline County Fair Grounds: 7.0 mi
  • Dorris Heights Baseball Complex: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Cave Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Colbert Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Maher Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Harrisburg Daily Register: 7.4 mi
  • Graf Ink Printing: 7.5 mi
  • David Nave Insurance: 7.7 mi
  • Whites Florist: 7.8 mi
  • Looking Glass Enterprises: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Stone Face: 10.8 mi
  • Arch of the Gods: 15.3 mi
  • Buzzard Point Arch: 15.5 mi
  • Shelter Bluff: 16.8 mi
  • Murray Bluff: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Arch of the Gods Cascade: 15.5 mi
  • Blue Blaze Cascade: 17.5 mi
  • Ripple Canyon Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Burden Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 6
  • Old Eldorado City Hall: 0.4 mi
  • Olde Towne Hall Village History: 8.1 mi
  • Saline County Area Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 10.3 mi
  • John Marshall House Museum: 19.0 mi
Natural arches: 5
  • Purse Strap Arch: 14.8 mi
  • Elephant Arch: 14.8 mi
  • Alien Arch: 15.0 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 20.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Negro Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Decker Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Bell Smith Springs: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Big John: 0.8 mi
  • Cheif Tecumseh Statue: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • High Knob: 16.3 mi
  • Lakeview: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Homestead of Judge Samuel Elder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams HillS 185°325 m16.3 mi
Horton HillS 177°297 m13.3 mi
Wamble MountainS 182°287 m14.2 mi
Cave HillS 170°284 m9.4 mi
High KnobSSE 156°279 m16.3 mi
Potato HillS 187°270 m17.7 mi
Garden Of the GodsSSE 167°262 m15.1 mi
Benham HillS 185°252 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3319:4120:20
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0615:5816:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847586776797770584738
Precip in3.83.14.95.34.34.93.53.63.13.84.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13369829604

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