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Eyestone School Museum

Eyestone School Museum from directly overhead

Eyestone School Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 236 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Turner Hall East Lawn, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
236 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.51063, -89.00115

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Turner Hall East Lawn: 0.2 mi
  • Cardinal Court Quad: 0.5 mi
  • Campus Recreation Field: 0.5 mi
  • Fell Hall Courtyard: 0.5 mi
  • Fell Hall Lawn: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Museums: 14
Gardens: 13
Artworks: 11
  • Second Globe Theatre: 0.6 mi
  • Aspiration Fountain: 1.4 mi
  • Family with Dog: 1.5 mi
  • Triple Helix Sculpture: 1.5 mi
  • What's Your Passion?: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 4
  • Historic US Route 66 Sign: 3.2 mi
  • Memory Lane: 14.8 mi
  • J. H. Hawes Elevator: 21.2 mi
  • J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 21.2 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Blue Mound: 11.7 mi
  • Nichols Mound: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • F.R. Glasener Beach: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundE 89°258 m11.7 mi
Nichols MoundNW 307°205 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506272757366544130
Precip in2.42.02.63.74.84.14.13.83.23.52.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/352308813

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