McLean County Museum of History
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McLean County Museum of History is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 251 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Withers Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The McLean County Museum of History is an AAM accredited institution located in Bloomington, Illinois. It is the principal asset of the McLean County Historical Society, an Illinois nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1892 to study local history. The Museum moved into its current location in 1991.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1892.
Wikidata Q14687864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 251 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- McLean County Historical Society
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Withers Park: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.3 mi
- Marie Litta Park: 0.4 mi
- Friendship Park: 0.4 mi
- Franklin Park: 0.5 mi
- Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Hidden Creek Nature Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Fransen Nature Area: 3.7 mi
- M.J. Rhymer Family Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- The Grove: 6.4 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 2.1 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 2.1 mi
- Prairie Aviation Museum: 3.6 mi
- Simpkins Military History Museum: 11.6 mi
- Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum: 14.7 mi
- WBRP Community Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Prairie on the Patio Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sarah's Garden: 0.8 mi
- The IWU Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
- Monarch Plot Bloomington: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln-Fell-Davis Statue: 0.3 mi
- Concrete Lady: 0.4 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 0.6 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Family with Dog: 0.7 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 0.6 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 2.1 mi
- Fell Park: 2.5 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 2.7 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 15.5 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 16.0 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.0 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 22.3 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 1.2 mi
- Memory Lane: 15.9 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 19.7 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 19.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 11.5 mi
- Nichols Mound: 16.5 mi
- Benjaminville: 9.9 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 11.0 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 18.1 mi
- Old Faithful: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McLean County Museum of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | ENE 78° | 258 m | 11.5 mi |
| Nichols Mound | NW 312° | 205 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington 5W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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