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Old Mueller Hall Monument

Old Mueller Hall Monument from directly overhead

Old Mueller Hall Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. Long Mound stands 206 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mueller Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 29 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.84237, -88.97521

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Decatur Historic District: 0.6 mi
  • Garfield Park: 0.8 mi
  • Coates Park: 1.0 mi
  • Decatur Downtown Historic District: 1.0 mi
  • decatur greenspace: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 16
  • healing garden: 2.6 mi
  • Fisher Rock Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Scovill Oriental Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Musicians: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Tetrahedron: 5.2 mi
  • The Sunsinger: 19.4 mi
  • Death of the Last Centaur: 19.9 mi
  • pillars and fish: 20.4 mi
  • chinese musicians: 20.5 mi
Museums: 12
  • Millikin Homestead: 0.4 mi
  • Staley Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Oglesby Mansion: 0.8 mi
  • Hieronymus Mueller Museum: 0.8 mi
  • African American Cultural Inc: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Historic sites: 8
  • Mueller Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Monument: 0.1 mi
  • G.A.R. Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Decatur 9/11 Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Forsyth Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Wabash Station: 1.6 mi
  • Harristown Depot: 5.8 mi
  • Illinois Central Depot: 18.5 mi
  • Demonstration Prairie: 20.7 mi
  • Music Barn: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Blue Mound: 12.8 mi
  • Long Mound: 13.6 mi
  • Yellow Hammer Knob: 18.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rock Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Old Faithful: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MoundSW206 m13.6 mi
Blue MoundSW205 m12.8 mi
Yellow Hammer KnobW183 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2919:4820:28
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1515:5216:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273142536473767467564232
Precip in2.42.02.64.14.94.74.03.53.13.43.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur WTP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/368072840

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