Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center
Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 164 m. Creeds Hill stands 186 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldman-Kuenz Sculpture Park at Cedarhurst, a park 0.2 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 164 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Goldman-Kuenz Sculpture Park at Cedarhurst: 0.2 mi
- Bob Strothman Baseball Park: 1.2 mi
- Optimist Park: 1.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Fairmont Ballpark: 2.1 mi
- Lemmons Hill: 6.1 mi
- The Pinnacle: 10.5 mi
- Creeds Hill: 12.4 mi
- Fikes Hill: 14.7 mi
- Lowry Hill: 15.7 mi
- War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Third Principal Meridian: 15.4 mi
- Cardinal Point Witness Corner: 15.4 mi
- Miner Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 18.3 mi
- County Line Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Lazy L: 23.4 mi
- Circle C: 23.4 mi
- Posen: 23.6 mi
- Lake Shore: 23.7 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area - Eastbound: 5.8 mi
- Goshen Road Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Rend Lake Rest Area (I57-SB): 16.5 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Northbound: 18.3 mi
- Post Oak Rest Area - Southbound: 18.4 mi
- Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst: 0.4 mi
- Centralia Historical Society: 17.5 mi
- Franklin County 1910's Garage Museum: 23.1 mi
- Washington County Historical Society Museum: 24.8 mi
- Unique Stones: 1.6 mi
- Statue of Custard Stand: 18.1 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 20.9 mi
- Welcome to Nashville Mural: 24.8 mi
- North Marcum Beach: 19.5 mi
- Bluebell Bluff: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carl L Schweinfurth Museum and Interpretive Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeds Hill | NNW 327° | 186 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lowry Hill | SE 131° | 180 m | 15.7 mi |
| Fikes Hill | NNW 343° | 176 m | 14.7 mi |
| Grammer Hill | SSW 193° | 168 m | 20.9 mi |
| Moores Hill | SSW 204° | 163 m | 19.3 mi |
| Webbs Hill | SSE 162° | 152 m | 18.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 278° | 150 m | 10.5 mi |
| Turkey Knob | S 190° | 149 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:58 | 16:39 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon 3 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/368074829
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