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Sara & Ron Damgaard

Sara & Ron Damgaard from directly overhead

Sara & Ron Damgaard is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Percy L. Julian, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In memory of Sara & Ron Damgaard 2012 plant a tree & plant hope
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.88898, -87.79584

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Percy L. Julian: 0.0 mi
  • Natural Wonders: 0.0 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: 0.3 mi
  • Well: 0.3 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Parks
Museums
Gardens
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • California Sea Lion: 4.2 mi
  • Gray Seal: 4.2 mi
  • Dolphin: 4.2 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 4.2 mi
  • Gray Seal: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Strini: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 233°259 m18.2 mi
Mount HoyW 259°255 m20.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 27°204 m10.4 mi
Players HillESE 122°187 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5896474185

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