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Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum from directly overhead

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Lookout Mountain stands 244 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln-Douglas Debate Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 5.8 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.93290, -91.40828

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington Park: 0.1 mi
  • Downtown Quincy Historic District: 0.1 mi
  • Clat Adams Bicentennial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Edgewater Park: 0.4 mi
  • Salem Church Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debate Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Govenor John Wood Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Samuel Langhorne Clemens "Mark Twain" Statue: 14.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • Huck Finn House: 15.5 mi
Museums: 9
Peaks: 6
  • College Heights: 14.0 mi
  • Harrison Hill: 14.7 mi
  • College Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Cardiff Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Holliday Hill: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Vermont Street Church Mission Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Illinois Veterans Home Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Kristy's Garden: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Villa Kathrine: 0.6 mi
  • Canton CB&Q Depot: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Tom & Huck Statue: 15.4 mi
  • Mark Twain Steamboat Pilot: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Fall Creek Rest Stop: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainSSE 158°244 m22.0 mi
Harrison HillS 174°222 m14.7 mi
Holliday HillS 172°214 m15.4 mi
College HeightsS 176°208 m14.0 mi
Cardiff HillS 171°202 m15.1 mi
College HillNNW 335°184 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5820:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2516:0116:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242546474777668564332
Precip in1.71.92.54.24.84.13.63.33.42.62.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quincy DAM 21, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368074606

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