Macoupin County Historical Society Museum
Macoupin County Historical Society Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Cress Hill stands 217 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gazda Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 189 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 38.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
70 named places within 25 miles
- Gazda Park: 0.5 mi
- Tom Thumb Park: 0.5 mi
- Denby Park: 0.6 mi
- Public Square: 0.7 mi
- Carlinville Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Brushy Mound: 5.1 mi
- Coops Mound: 5.8 mi
- Huber Hill: 21.3 mi
- Cress Hill: 21.4 mi
- Robbs Mound: 24.7 mi
- Beaver Dam State Park: 7.4 mi
- Weigh Station Prairie: 13.7 mi
- Roberts Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Shoal Creek Nature Conservation Area: 17.0 mi
- Henry Eilers Nature Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Illinois Coal Museum: 11.9 mi
- MACOUPIN COUNTY COAL MINING: 11.9 mi
- Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
- Morrisonville Museum: 24.8 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways: 13.4 mi
- Soulsby Shell Station: 17.1 mi
- Henry's Rabbit Ranch: 20.5 mi
- Mother Jones Monument: 16.6 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 17.3 mi
- Illinois Traction System: 19.9 mi
- Coalfield Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Milnot Beach: 16.4 mi
- 3: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Macoupin County Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cress Hill | ESE 112° | 217 m | 21.4 mi |
| Huber Hill | ESE 113° | 213 m | 21.3 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SSE 162° | 212 m | 5.1 mi |
| Coops Mound | ENE 71° | 211 m | 5.8 mi |
| Robbs Mound | SE 142° | 198 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlinville, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368074556
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