Long Nine Museum
Long Nine Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Salzenstein Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 65.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.0 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 12 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Salzenstein Park: 0.1 mi
- Primm Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Athens Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Cantrall Park: 3.0 mi
- Historic Wayside Park: 6.6 mi
- Ronald McDonald Statue: 0.3 mi
- Cow: 9.8 mi
- Corn: 9.8 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 9.9 mi
- Bust of Abraham Lincoln: 10.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.4 mi
- First Comprehensive Highway Tree Planting: 5.6 mi
- Fighter Jets: 8.5 mi
- Roll of Honor Archway: 9.3 mi
- Lincoln and the Talisman: 9.5 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Air Combat Museum: 8.7 mi
- Route 66 Dream Car Museum: 8.9 mi
- Williamsville Public Library & Museum: 9.2 mi
- Boxcar Museum: 9.2 mi
- Lorraine DeSouza Perennial Garden: 9.5 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 10.9 mi
- Garden of Hope: 11.0 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 11.2 mi
- Washington Park Botanical Garden: 12.0 mi
- Shell Gas Station: 9.2 mi
- Milk a Cow: 9.6 mi
- High Dive Show: 9.8 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 9.9 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 12.0 mi
- Walnut Hill: 9.5 mi
- Polecat Hill: 14.0 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 14.0 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 15.8 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 17.4 mi
- Sangamon River State Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Gurgens Park: 7.7 mi
- Carpenter Park: 8.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.7 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 12.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 12.0 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Nine Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | ENE 72° | 221 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buxtom Hill | NNE 13° | 207 m | 23.3 mi |
| Walnut Hill | E 82° | 197 m | 9.5 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NE 43° | 187 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 158° | 186 m | 21.0 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | WNW 300° | 183 m | 15.8 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | ESE 117° | 183 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | ENE 63° | 180 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens 4SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5844043071
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