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Lincoln and Douglas in Debate

Lincoln and Douglas in Debate from directly overhead

Lincoln and Douglas in Debate is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Benton Mound stands 367 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1992-08-27
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30063, -89.61957

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square: 0.0 mi
  • Third Ward Park: 0.6 mi
  • Taylor Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bidwell Park: 1.1 mi
  • Read Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Historic sites: 12
  • Soldiers' Monument: 0.2 mi
  • T-38 Aircraft: 4.1 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Blackhawk War Monument: 13.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.4 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Boat Rental: 2.3 mi
  • Paridise Cove: 15.9 mi
  • Byron Drag Strip: 21.8 mi
  • The Dells: 22.5 mi
  • Youth Center: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Bunker Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Coffman Bluff: 10.1 mi
  • Bald Hill: 18.8 mi
  • Simmons Mound: 19.0 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Black Hawk Statue: 23.5 mi
  • Cornball: 24.6 mi
  • Soypod: 24.6 mi
  • American Legion Memorial: 24.6 mi
  • MAGGIE THE COW: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 15.9 mi
  • Ganymede Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lincoln and Douglas in Debate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benton MoundWNW 287°367 m22.9 mi
Simmons MoundWNW 283°323 m19.0 mi
Bunker HillESE 122°294 m7.5 mi
Coffman BluffSSE 150°289 m10.1 mi
Bald HillSE 139°281 m18.8 mi
Devil's Tea TableNNW 336°246 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435475969727063503726
Precip in1.61.62.13.74.45.34.24.24.13.02.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport Waste WTP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12613066032

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