Lincoln and Douglas in Debate
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Pecatonica Prairie Trail: 0.4 mi
- Freeport Wetland Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Freeport Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Indian Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Dublin Highlands State Habitat Area: 7.9 mi
- 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
- Freeport Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- Stephenson County Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- Cedarville Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Winslow Historical Society and Museum: 15.9 mi
- Stockton Heritage Museum: 20.1 mi
- Paridise Cove: 15.9 mi
- Byron Drag Strip: 21.8 mi
- The Dells: 22.5 mi
- Youth Center: 22.7 mi
- Deck: 22.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 15.9 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 23.3 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 24.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Mound | WNW 287° | 367 m | 22.9 mi |
| Simmons Mound | WNW 283° | 323 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 122° | 294 m | 7.5 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | SSE 150° | 289 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 139° | 281 m | 18.8 mi |
| Devil's Tea Table | NNW 336° | 246 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12613066032
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