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S.S. President

S.S. President from directly overhead

S.S. President is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Dean Hills stands 197 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is MY Garage Museum & Retail Store, a museum 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois passes 3.2 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

Ship which was cut into pieces with the intent of being reassembled in S. Elmo to be used as a hotel. Funding fell short and the pieces remain in storage.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.17104, -88.51935

82 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Harmony Playground: 2.8 mi
  • Evergreen Hollow Park: 2.9 mi
  • Teutopolis Community Park: 3.0 mi
  • Community Park: 3.3 mi
  • Teutopolis Mini-Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Peaks: 6
  • Jordan Hill: 19.1 mi
  • Buck Knoll: 20.1 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 20.6 mi
  • Dean Hills: 23.9 mi
  • White Oak Mound: 23.9 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • WW2 Tank: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Lithia Springs Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Coon Creek Beach: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rocky Spring: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dean HillsW 267°197 m23.9 mi
Buck KnollENE 64°186 m20.1 mi
Graveyard HillENE 66°180 m20.6 mi
Island HillWSW 258°171 m24.6 mi
Jordan HillESE 120°165 m19.1 mi
White Oak MoundW 260°153 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:2919:4420:24
September equinox06:4218:1818:53
December solstice07:1115:5316:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343546574777568564434
Precip in2.92.43.34.85.34.94.33.22.93.53.72.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Effingham 3SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/927366351

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