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Krannert Art Museum

Krannert Art Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is H. I. Gelvin and Mabery D. Gelvin Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Krannert Art Museum is a fine art museum located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States. It has 48,000 square feet (4,500 m2) of space devoted to all periods of art, dating from ancient Egypt to contemporary photography. The museum's collection of more than 11,500 objects can be accessed online and includes specializations in 20th-century art, Asian art, and pre-Columbian art, particularly works from the Andes. In addition to collection galleries, the museum features 6 to 10 special exhibitions each year from national and international museum collections as well as exhibitions of art by contemporary artists, faculty and graduate and undergraduate students .

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Wikidata Q6436109, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
228 m

What to expect

Operated by
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.10221, -88.23089

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • H. I. Gelvin and Mabery D. Gelvin Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
  • South Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Main Quad: 0.4 mi
  • Grange Grove: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Night Train: 0.1 mi
  • Tree of Life Fantasy: 0.1 mi
  • The Pioneers: 0.2 mi
  • Dick Butkus: 0.2 mi
  • ACES Sculpture: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 37
  • Red Oak Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Wesley Wildflower Corner: 0.6 mi
  • Idea Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Noel Welcome Garden: 0.8 mi
  • American Hosta Society National Display Garden: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Blue Mound: 8.3 mi
  • Blue Mound: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Krannert Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWSW 248°228 m13.0 mi
Blue MoundNE 49°214 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2519:4520:26
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1215:4816:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041526372757467554131
Precip in2.32.22.83.94.84.64.53.53.43.33.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/368074521

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