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McDonough County Honor Roll

McDonough County Honor Roll from directly overhead

McDonough County Honor Roll is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Gittings Mound stands 230 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chandler Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 26 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

county in Illinois, United States

Dates from 1826.

Wikidata Q500758, matched on coordinates and name (766 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated to the memory of the men and Women of McDonough County who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.46027, -90.67095

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Chandler Park: 0.0 mi
  • Chandler Park: 0.0 mi
  • Citizen's Bank Clock Tower Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Macomb Skate Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Facing the Storm: 0.0 mi
  • "Sports Corner Rocky" Rocky Statue: 0.0 mi
  • "The Big Cheese" Rocky Statue: 0.0 mi
  • Greek God Hermes Rocky: 0.0 mi
  • "Rocky the Dali Dog" Rocky Statue: 0.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Dyers Mound: 10.8 mi
  • Haney Hill: 22.7 mi
  • Gittings Mound: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McDonough County Honor Roll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gittings MoundWNW 302°230 m23.4 mi
Haney HillNE 52°229 m22.7 mi
Dyers MoundENE 74°221 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5616:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242940526372757366554130
Precip in1.91.92.73.85.14.84.13.23.83.02.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prairie City 2S, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5494437076

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