S.S. President
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. 78 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
- 3.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
78 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Ballard Nature Center: 12.4 mi
- Wolf Creek State Park: 23.8 mi
- Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area: 23.8 mi
- Prairie Ridge State Natural Area: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Creek State Park: 24.9 mi
- 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
- MY Garage Museum & Retail Store: 0.6 mi
- Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum: 3.6 mi
- Monastery Museum: 3.7 mi
- Car Museum: 22.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
- WW2 Tank: 23.2 mi
- Two Story Outhouse: 19.9 mi
- Lincoln Log Cabin Replica: 22.2 mi
- Tower of Baa: 24.3 mi
- Lithia Springs Beach: 22.5 mi
- Coon Creek Beach: 23.1 mi
- Rocky Spring: 13.7 mi
- Rolling Meadows Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Thompson Mill Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Hills | W 267° | 197 m | 23.9 mi |
| Buck Knoll | ENE 64° | 186 m | 20.1 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | ENE 66° | 180 m | 20.6 mi |
| Island Hill | WSW 258° | 171 m | 24.6 mi |
| Jordan Hill | ESE 120° | 165 m | 19.1 mi |
| White Oak Mound | W 260° | 153 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
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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