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Cobden Museum

Cobden Museum from directly overhead

Cobden Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tiptop Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 9.4 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

village in Union County, Illinois, United States

Wikidata Q1859328, matched on coordinates and name (164 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
186 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.53394, -89.25342
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cliff View Park: 4.1 mi
  • Alto Pass Park: 4.4 mi
  • Brown Barrens Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds: 5.3 mi
  • Anna City Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Tiptop Knob: 1.0 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 5.2 mi
  • Milligan Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Hamburg Hill: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 20
Artworks: 18
  • Unicorn: 11.4 mi
  • Druid Mask: 11.4 mi
  • Griffon: 11.4 mi
  • Wizard: 11.4 mi
  • Red Wizard: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 14
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • Saluki Cove: 12.1 mi
  • Cypress Retreat: 12.1 mi
  • Morava Point: 12.2 mi
  • Bluff View Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Lookout Point Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Museums: 12
  • Giant City Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
  • Sharp Museum: 12.7 mi
  • The Carbondale Depot Museum: 13.5 mi
  • African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 13.9 mi
  • Carterville Heritage Museum: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Seep: 5.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Bottoms Spring: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Slough Arch: 18.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobWNW 284°314 m5.2 mi
Tiptop KnobENE 75°269 m1.0 mi
Government RockWNW 286°250 m10.4 mi
Grassy KnobWSW 238°242 m18.8 mi
Grassy KnobWNW 300°241 m11.1 mi
McGee HillW 275°240 m10.0 mi
Vick HillSSW 201°232 m16.2 mi
Coker KnobSW 233°228 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3719:4320:22
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0916:0216:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354049596876797871604839
Precip in3.53.44.85.65.94.93.73.23.53.94.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anna 4 N, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368074559

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