- Elevation
- 182 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elkhart Hill221 m · 18.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7967, -89.6555
Illinois State Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded 182 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - Edwards School, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
Metered street parking.
museum in Illinois
Dates from 1877.
Wikidata Q5999753, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 182 m
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois State Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 32° | 221 m | 18.3 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 25° | 197 m | 13.8 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 16° | 187 m | 22.3 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 152° | 186 m | 9.2 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 89° | 183 m | 18.0 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 61.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 1 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 29 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - Edwards School: 0.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Illinois Firefighter Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Illinois Police Officers Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Labor Memorial Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Vachel Lindsay Home: 0.3 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 0.5 mi
- Union Station: 0.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum: 0.6 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 0.6 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 2.6 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 2.6 mi
- High Dive Show: 2.7 mi
- Milk a Cow: 2.7 mi
- Cotton Hill: 9.2 mi
- Walnut Hill: 13.8 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 18.0 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 18.3 mi
- Polecat Hill: 22.3 mi
- Gurney: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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- Petersburg · 18 mi
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