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Cedarville Historical Museum

Cedarville Historical Museum from directly overhead

Cedarville Historical Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Benton Mound stands 367 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States of America

Wikidata Q2671185, matched on coordinates and name (664 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Cedarville Area Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37918, -89.63967

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lions Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wayside Park: 2.9 mi
  • Damascus Park: 3.6 mi
  • Wirth Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Taylor Park: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 9
Peaks: 6
  • Bunker Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Coffman Bluff: 15.5 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 15.8 mi
  • Simmons Mound: 17.4 mi
  • Benton Mound: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Boat Rental: 7.1 mi
  • Paridise Cove: 11.0 mi
  • Airway Beacon Generator Shed (historical): 20.0 mi
  • Human Foosball: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 11.0 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedarville Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benton MoundW 274°367 m20.9 mi
Simmons MoundW 267°323 m17.4 mi
Bunker HillSE 142°294 m12.0 mi
Coffman BluffSSE 157°289 m15.5 mi
Bald HillSE 145°281 m23.7 mi
Devil's Tea TableNNW 332°246 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:40
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435475969727063503726
Precip in1.61.62.13.74.45.34.24.24.13.02.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport Waste WTP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1233866479

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