- Elevation, modelled
- 226 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Piety Hill189 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6647.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5478, -89.1217
Mendota Museum & Historical Society is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 226 m. Piety Hill stands 189 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok, a attraction 6.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 47 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
city in Illinois, United States
Dates from 1855.
Wikidata Q575606, matched on coordinates and name (316 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mendota Museum & Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piety Hill | S 172° | 189 m | 16.7 mi |
| Buffalo Rock | SE 146° | 170 m | 18.7 mi |
| Starved Rock | SSE 156° | 167 m | 17.1 mi |
- 47.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 13.9 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 22.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Saint Louis Canyon · 17 mi
- Kickapoo Canyon · 17 mi
- Sac Canyon · 17 mi
- Aurora Canyon · 17 mi
31 named places within 25 miles
- cherry Mine Disaster: 9.4 mi
- Old Chicago Trail Marker: 12.0 mi
- Homes of Chief Waubonsie and Madeline Ogee: 12.1 mi
- Indian Creek Massacre Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Indian Creek Massacre: 13.9 mi
- Cherry Slag Pile: 9.3 mi
- Piety Hill: 16.7 mi
- Starved Rock: 17.1 mi
- Catfish Effigy: 18.7 mi
- Buffalo Rock: 18.7 mi
- Earlville History Museum: 10.7 mi
- La Salle County Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- Amboy Depot Museum: 15.8 mi
- Shabbona - Lee - Rollo Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
- Bureau County Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Saint Louis Canyon Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Wildcat Canyon Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Lake Falls: 17.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.0 mi
- Ottawa Canyon Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok: 6.0 mi
- Volvo Island: 21.4 mi
- Willow Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 13.5 mi
- Willow Creek Rest Area - Southbound: 13.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Cherry · 10 mi
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