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Illinois State Museum

Illinois State Museum, a museum in Illinois
Illinois State Museum, a museum in IllinoisVisviva · CC0
Illinois State Museum, a museum in Illinois
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Illinois State Museum, a museum in Illinois
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Illinois State Museum, a museum in Illinois
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Illinois State Museum, a museum in Illinois
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Illinois State Museum, a museum in Illinois
Visviva · CC0

Illinois State Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Proud Raven Totem Pole, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Metered street parking.

About

The story

The Illinois State Museum features the life, land, people and art of the State of Illinois. In addition to natural history exhibits, the main museum in Springfield focuses on the state's cultural and artistic heritage. Exhibits include local fossils and mining, household displays from different historic periods, dioramas of Native American life, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, and a collection of glass paperweights. The headquarters museum is located on Spring and Edwards Streets, one block southwest of the Illinois State Capitol, in Springfield. There are three satellite locations: Dickson Mounds in Lewistown, the Lockport Gallery in Lockport, and the ISM's Research and Collections Center in Springfield.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1877.

Wikidata Q5999753, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
182 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.79667, -89.65548

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 52
Artworks: 50
Gardens: 20
  • Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Garden of Hope: 0.8 mi
  • Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Motherland Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • The Neighborhood Garden: 1.2 mi
Museums: 19
Attractions: 9
  • 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
Nature reserves: 8
Peaks: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhart HillNNE 32°221 m18.3 mi
Walnut HillNNE 25°197 m13.8 mi
Polecat HillNNE 16°187 m22.3 mi
Cotton HillSSE 152°186 m9.2 mi
Yellow Hammer KnobE 89°183 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3119:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1715:5516:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273142536373767467554333
Precip in2.22.23.04.15.15.04.42.93.13.13.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8079472799

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