Freeport Art Museum
Freeport Art Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 257 m. Benton Mound stands 367 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bidwell Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 29 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city and county seat and largest city of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States
Dates from 1827.
Wikidata Q202828, matched on coordinates and name (958 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Louis' Point · 29 mi
- Oak Point · 29 mi
- Ozzie's Point · 29 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bidwell Park: 0.3 mi
- Read Park: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square: 1.0 mi
- Winter Park: 1.1 mi
- Third Ward Park: 1.3 mi
- Freeport Wetland Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Pecatonica Prairie Trail: 1.4 mi
- Freeport Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Wes Block Trailhead: 2.6 mi
- Indian Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln and Douglas in Debate: 1.0 mi
- T-38 Aircraft: 4.5 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Blackhawk War Monument: 12.4 mi
- Stephenson County Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Cedarville Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
- Winslow Historical Society and Museum: 15.5 mi
- Stockton Heritage Museum: 19.2 mi
- Green County Historical Society Museum: 21.1 mi
- Boat Rental: 1.6 mi
- Paridise Cove: 15.5 mi
- Old Galena Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Point Rock: 22.4 mi
- Byron Drag Strip: 22.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.3 mi
- Coffman Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Simmons Mound: 18.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 19.3 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 20.9 mi
- Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 15.5 mi
- Plum Creek Spring: 23.1 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 23.8 mi
- Black Hawk Statue: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Freeport Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Mound | WNW 288° | 367 m | 22.1 mi |
| Simmons Mound | WNW 285° | 323 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 117° | 294 m | 8.3 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | SE 145° | 289 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 136° | 281 m | 19.3 mi |
| Devil's Tea Table | NNW 339° | 246 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport Waste WTP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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