Fulton (Martin House) Museum
Fulton (Martin House) Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Heer Hill stands 279 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is School Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway, National
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 0.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Stone Tower · 2 mi
- Indian Head Rock · 17 mi
- Twin Sisters · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- School Park: 0.2 mi
- Pleasure Park: 0.3 mi
- Den Besten Park: 0.3 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.5 mi
- Drives Park: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Canyon Park: 0.7 mi
- Mickelson's Landing: 4.1 mi
- Thomson - Fulton Sand Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Thomson Prairie: 6.2 mi
- Simpson's Prairie: 7.1 mi
- Windmill Cultural Center: 0.3 mi
- Heritage Canyon: 0.7 mi
- Sawmill Museum: 0.7 mi
- The Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface: 1.1 mi
- Soaring Eagle Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Elijah Buell Memorial: 0.7 mi
- The Stone Tower: 1.9 mi
- Curtis Mansion: 2.4 mi
- Savanna Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Prophetstown: 17.6 mi
- Havencrest Castle: 15.7 mi
- Point Rock: 18.4 mi
- Old Galena Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Lone Star (towboat): 20.8 mi
- Scott County Freedom Rock: 20.9 mi
- Thunderbolt Hill: 16.6 mi
- Lost Mound: 24.2 mi
- Heer Hill: 24.2 mi
- Bald Point: 8.2 mi
- Wantea Point: 11.1 mi
- Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Pavilion: 18.2 mi
- South Beach: 13.3 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 18.1 mi
- Bickelhaupt Arboretum: 3.5 mi
- Daggett: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fulton (Martin House) Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heer Hill | N 357° | 279 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lost Mound | NNW 346° | 251 m | 24.2 mi |
| Thunderbolt Hill | SSE 147° | 194 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fulton L&D #13, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 14001068OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Martin House, reference 14001068, listed 12/22/14.
OpenStreetMap element way/737011914
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