Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Acts of Intolerance, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, located in Springfield, Illinois
Dates from 2005.
Wikidata Q330237, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 61.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 1 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Old State Capitol Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Madison Park: 0.5 mi
- Enos Park: 0.7 mi
- Gehrmann Park: 0.7 mi
- Acts of Intolerance: 0.0 mi
- Acts of Intolerance: 0.0 mi
- 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - The Old County Jail: 0.1 mi
- The History of Union Station: 0.1 mi
- 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - The Levee: 0.1 mi
- Beacon of Endurance: 0.0 mi
- Fido Sniffing Flower Pot: 0.0 mi
- A Greater Task: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln's Bench: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Mural: 0.1 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Garden of Hope: 0.7 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 0.7 mi
- Motherland Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Union Station: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 0.2 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 0.3 mi
- Vachel Lindsay Home: 0.5 mi
- Illinois State Museum: 0.6 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 0.4 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 2.1 mi
- High Dive Show: 2.1 mi
- Milk a Cow: 2.2 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.2 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.2 mi
- Gurgens Park: 4.4 mi
- Carpenter Park: 4.5 mi
- Wanless Park: 5.8 mi
- Cotton Hill: 9.4 mi
- Walnut Hill: 13.2 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 17.5 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 17.7 mi
- Polecat Hill: 21.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.8 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Gurney: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 32° | 221 m | 17.7 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 24° | 197 m | 13.2 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 15° | 187 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 155° | 186 m | 9.4 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 90° | 183 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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