Beardstown River Museum
Beardstown River Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 136 m. The Mound stands 216 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Art Zeeck Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 44 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
city in Cass County, Illinois
Dates from 1819.
Wikidata Q581096, matched on coordinates and name (789 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 136 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 43.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.6 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jake's Point Overlook · 17 mi
67 named places within 25 miles
- Art Zeeck Park: 0.1 mi
- Schmoldt Park: 0.4 mi
- Roy Roberts Park: 1.1 mi
- Toppers Hole State Conservation Area: 6.0 mi
- Shick Shack Sand Pond Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Milton: 16.8 mi
- Sylvan: 19.4 mi
- Gurney: 21.9 mi
- White Oak Springs: 22.3 mi
- Griggsville Landing: 24.9 mi
- Cox Creek Hill: 18.0 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 21.7 mi
- The Mound: 21.9 mi
- Allison Mound: 22.0 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 24.1 mi
- Schuyler Jail Museum & Gnlgcl: 9.8 mi
- Prairie Land Heritage Museam: 23.2 mi
- Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Vermont Veterans Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Clay Bank: 20.7 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beardstown River Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | SSE 161° | 216 m | 21.9 mi |
| Allison Mound | SSE 168° | 207 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | E 81° | 183 m | 24.1 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | E 82° | 162 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rushville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368074821
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