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Lincoln Funeral Train Monument

Lincoln Funeral Train Monument from directly overhead

Lincoln Funeral Train Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Globe Tavern Historical Marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2010

How to reach it

Coordinates39.80234, -89.65169

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 51
Artworks: 50
Gardens: 20
  • Garden of Hope: 0.5 mi
  • Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 0.6 mi
  • The Neighborhood Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Motherland Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Lincoln's Home: 0.5 mi
  • Route 66 Experience: 2.2 mi
  • High Dive Show: 2.3 mi
  • Milk a Cow: 2.3 mi
  • Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Cotton Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Yellow Hammer Knob: 17.8 mi
  • Elkhart Hill: 17.9 mi
  • Polecat Hill: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lincoln Funeral Train Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhart HillNNE 32°221 m17.9 mi
Walnut HillNNE 25°197 m13.4 mi
Polecat HillNNE 15°187 m21.8 mi
Cotton HillSSE 154°186 m9.5 mi
Yellow Hammer KnobE 90°183 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3119:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1715:5516:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273142536373767467554333
Precip in2.22.23.04.15.15.04.42.93.13.13.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10571482825

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