Smallest Village in U.S. with Armory
Smallest Village in U.S. with Armory is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Grove Road Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Plaque denoting Plattville as being the smallest Village in the United States to be awarded a National Guard armory.
Wikidata Q120719689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- SMALLEST VILLAGE IN U.S. TO BE AWARDED A NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY CO. E 129TH ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD EST. JULY 16, 1923
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grove Road Park: 1.1 mi
- Windsor Ridge Park: 4.9 mi
- Greywall Club Park: 5.0 mi
- Darcy Park: 5.2 mi
- Lisbon Town Park: 5.5 mi
- Henneberry Forest Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Pickerill-Pigott Forest Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Harris Forest Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Waa Kee Sha Park: 7.0 mi
- Richard Young Forest Preserve: 7.4 mi
- High Prairie Trail: 1.9 mi
- Underground Railroad Site: 6.5 mi
- Site of Frink and Walker Stagecoach Stop: 6.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 8.2 mi
- Site of First County Seat and Courthouse: 8.2 mi
- Little White School Museum: 10.5 mi
- Fern Dell Museum: 10.6 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society Main Street Museum: 10.8 mi
- Grundy County Historical Society: 12.4 mi
- Stone Mill Museum: 14.6 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 14.5 mi
- Bear: 14.7 mi
- Men Digging: 14.7 mi
- Mastodon Statue: 14.7 mi
- Cannons: 14.8 mi
- Heap's Pumpkin Farm: 2.1 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 3.3 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 10.1 mi
- Farnsworth House: 10.8 mi
- CSX Morris Depot: 11.9 mi
- Stephanie's Garden: 8.9 mi
- Native Wildflower Garden: 14.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 14.7 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 17.6 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 17.6 mi
- Tall Oaks Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Fox View Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 16.1 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 20.2 mi
- Maramech Hill: 11.2 mi
- Rotary Hill: 20.0 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 20.7 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 23.0 mi
- Mount Hoy: 23.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.5 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 11.2 mi
- Holderman Hill: 15.0 mi
- Michigan Beach: 16.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 20.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smallest Village in U.S. with Armory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | N 354° | 273 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | NE 48° | 259 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNE 26° | 255 m | 23.1 mi |
| Maramech Hill | NW 311° | 196 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11043036536
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 12 mi
- Aurora · 17 mi
- Bolingbrook · 19 mi
- Naperville · 19 mi
- Lemont · 23 mi
- Lisle · 23 mi
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