Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment
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
How to reach it
- 47.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 13.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 16 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment: 9.5 mi
- Angel of Hope: 14.6 mi
- Washington Park: 14.9 mi
- Illinois World War I Memorial: 16.1 mi
- White-tailed Deer: 16.0 mi
- Proud Raven Totem Pole: 16.1 mi
- Very Special Mosaic Mural: 16.1 mi
- Richard Yates Statue: 16.2 mi
- Major General John M. Palmer Statue: 16.2 mi
- Washington Park Botanical Garden: 14.5 mi
- Washington Park Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 16.0 mi
- Tranquility Garden: 16.0 mi
- Chatham Railroad Museum: 14.8 mi
- Prairie Land Heritage Museam: 15.7 mi
- Illinois State Military Museum: 15.8 mi
- Illinois State Museum: 16.1 mi
- Air Combat Museum: 16.4 mi
- Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
- Sangamon River State Natural Area: 15.2 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 18.1 mi
- Gurgens Park: 18.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 18.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound: 20.4 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound: 20.9 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 14.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | W 260° | 216 m | 18.4 mi |
| Allison Mound | W 259° | 207 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cotton Hill | ESE 106° | 186 m | 21.2 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | N 356° | 183 m | 21.5 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | N 350° | 162 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville 2E, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11384184692
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