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Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment

Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment from directly overhead

Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. The Mound stands 216 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Berlin Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 47 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1995
Inscription
Potawatomi Trail of Death Sept 4 - Nov 4, 1838 Island Grove Encampment

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.76358, -89.95637

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Berlin Park: 2.8 mi
  • North Park: 3.5 mi
  • Wabash Park: 3.6 mi
  • Alexander Community Park: 5.1 mi
  • Colburn Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 50
Artworks: 50
Gardens: 20
Museums: 18
Attractions: 7
  • Lauterbach Man Statue: 14.7 mi
  • Selvaggio Historic Arches: 16.1 mi
  • Rotary Sundial: 16.1 mi
  • Lincoln's Home: 16.7 mi
  • Milk a Cow: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 6
  • The Mound: 18.4 mi
  • Cox Creek Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Shick Shack Hill: 20.7 mi
  • Cotton Hill: 21.2 mi
  • Allison Mound: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The MoundW 260°216 m18.4 mi
Allison MoundW 259°207 m21.4 mi
Cotton HillESE 106°186 m21.2 mi
Kingfisher HillN 356°183 m21.5 mi
Shick Shack HillN 350°162 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5616:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273141536372757367554332
Precip in1.91.72.84.34.84.94.03.43.53.03.02.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville 2E, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11384184692

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