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John C. Flanagan House Museum

John C. Flanagan House Museum from directly overhead

John C. Flanagan House Museum is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is East Bluff Community Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic house in Illinois, United States

Wikidata Q6224409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1837

What to expect

Operated by
Peoria Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.70453, -89.58546

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Bluff Community Park: 0.2 mi
  • Morton Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sinclair Grove: 0.7 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.7 mi
  • Giant Oak Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 52
  • Purple Martin Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
  • Wymann Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Riverhill Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Fondulac Reservoir: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 34
Historic sites: 27
  • Constitution Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Detweiller Historical Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Liberty Bell: 0.8 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.9 mi
Museums: 17
Gardens: 8
  • Skip Snyder Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Luthy Botanical Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • ICC Horticulture Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Oz Garden: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hazel's Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Nichols Mound: 19.2 mi
  • The Mound: 19.4 mi
  • Little Mound: 20.0 mi
  • Hickory Grove Hill: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John C. Flanagan House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols MoundESE 104°205 m19.2 mi
The MoundSSW 205°160 m19.4 mi
Hickory Grove HillSSW 204°152 m20.9 mi
Little MoundSSW 204°148 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 75000670OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Flanagan, Judge, Residence, reference 75000670, listed 09/05/75.

OpenStreetMap element way/64373148

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