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Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

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Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Champaign County Worker's Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.13221, -88.27964

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dodds Park: 0.2 mi
  • Citizens Park: 0.4 mi
  • Garden Hills Park: 0.5 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
  • Thompson Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 37
Historic sites: 16
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Blue Mound: 9.5 mi
  • Blue Mound: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundSW 234°228 m11.8 mi
Blue MoundENE 69°214 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:2519:4620:27
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1315:4816:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041526372757467554131
Precip in2.32.22.83.94.84.64.53.53.43.33.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/257334957

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