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Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center

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Elevation, modelled
183 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Elkhart Hill221 m · 19.0 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 660.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
39.7800, -89.6427

Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 183 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Illinois State Police Memorial Park, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhart HillNNE 29°221 m19.0 mi
Walnut HillNNE 20°197 m14.6 mi
Polecat HillNNE 13°187 m23.2 mi
Cotton HillSSE 152°186 m7.9 mi
Yellow Hammer KnobE 85°183 m17.4 mi
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Around it

90 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 53
Museums: 20
Attractions: 9
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Light
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).

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