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Sauk Rock

Sauk Rock from directly overhead

Sauk Rock is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Coffman Bluff stands 289 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is 9-11 Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Sauk

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81720, -89.59776

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hoover Park: 3.0 mi
  • Oppold Marina: 3.1 mi
  • Sinnissippi Park: 3.4 mi
  • Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park: 3.4 mi
  • Rock River Trail: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 29
  • Plum Creek Natural Area: 5.2 mi
  • Van Arnam's Island: 6.7 mi
  • L & M Prairie Nature Heritage Landmark: 7.0 mi
  • Willow Park: 7.1 mi
  • Hazelwood Forest Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 12
Artworks: 10
  • Eagle: 6.4 mi
  • Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural: 15.5 mi
  • President Ronald Reagan as a boy: 16.2 mi
  • Paths of Conviction, Footsteps of Faith: 18.9 mi
  • Dolphin Boys: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Castle Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Devils Backbone: 17.3 mi
  • Pine Rock: 21.7 mi
  • Bald Hill: 22.3 mi
  • Thunderbolt Hill: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • F-105D Thunderchief: 5.3 mi
  • Deck: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Valley View Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Commissioners Garden: 5.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ganymede Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coffman BluffN 9°289 m24.9 mi
Bald HillNNE 30°281 m22.3 mi
Devils BackboneNE 47°274 m17.3 mi
Castle RockNE 47°228 m15.4 mi
Thunderbolt HillWSW 243°194 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5520:38
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2315:4616:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212637496170747265523927
Precip in2.01.82.64.04.85.64.34.23.73.02.42.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixon 1W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5906408949

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