Metamora Court House State Historic Site
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Metamora Court House State Historic Site is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 250 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Out of Court, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Illinois River Road passes 6.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site is a historic American courthouse located in Metamora, Illinois, the former county seat of Woodford County. The courthouse was built in 1845 as the governmental center for Woodford County and as a circuit court for the former Illinois Eighth Circuit. The courthouse is best known for being one of only two surviving Illinois circuit courthouses where future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln practiced law.
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Wikidata Q6823000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 250 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 27.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schupp Park: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln-Douglas Park: 0.5 mi
- Brighton Park: 0.5 mi
- Little Oak Grove Park: 5.8 mi
- Big Oak Grove Park: 5.8 mi
- Black Partridge Park: 1.8 mi
- Weaver Park: 6.0 mi
- Spring Bay Fen State Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- Illinois River State Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
- Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
- Out of Court: 0.0 mi
- Return Visit: 6.7 mi
- Eureka Clay Time: 6.8 mi
- Changes: 11.1 mi
- Sweet Like Lemonade: 12.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Washington F4 Tornado Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
- Lacroix Rock: 11.3 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 2.8 mi
- Ronald Reagan Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hunzinger Museum: 8.2 mi
- Hasselberg Ag Museum: 10.4 mi
- Chillicothe Area History Museum: 10.8 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 9.5 mi
- The Marble Garden: 10.6 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 12.3 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 13.8 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Walnut Grove: 12.0 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 15.5 mi
- Riverfront Square: 21.5 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 12.2 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 13.8 mi
- Sundance: 21.2 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 19.3 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 19.7 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 20.2 mi
- Nichols Mound: 12.7 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 20.4 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 13.9 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 14.2 mi
- High Point: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Metamora Court House State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | SSE 146° | 205 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Congerville 2NW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78001203OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Metamora Courthouse, reference 78001203, listed 03/30/78.
OpenStreetMap element way/1103718479
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