Prairie Aviation Museum
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Prairie Aviation Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is McGraw Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Prairie Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, Illinois.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q115817719, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- McGraw Park: 0.5 mi
- Suburban East Park: 0.6 mi
- Airport Park: 0.7 mi
- Clearwater Park: 0.8 mi
- Dallas Park: 1.0 mi
- Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- The Grove: 3.2 mi
- Hidden Creek Nature Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Fransen Nature Area: 3.9 mi
- Kenneth L. Schroeder Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Woodland Garden: 2.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 2.1 mi
- White Garden: 2.1 mi
- Moriyama Japanese Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Sarah's Garden: 2.9 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 3.4 mi
- McLean County Museum of History: 3.6 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 4.3 mi
- Simpkins Military History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum: 17.6 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 3.4 mi
- Aspiration Fountain: 3.4 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 3.5 mi
- Family with Dog: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln-Fell-Davis Statue: 3.5 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 2.9 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 3.4 mi
- Fell Park: 3.4 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 3.5 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 3.8 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 18.2 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 18.8 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.8 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 20.1 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 4.5 mi
- Memory Lane: 13.2 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 22.6 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 22.6 mi
- Benjaminville: 6.3 mi
- Kumler: 22.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 7.9 mi
- Nichols Mound: 19.0 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 11.7 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Aviation Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | ENE 77° | 258 m | 7.9 mi |
| Nichols Mound | WNW 303° | 205 m | 19.0 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:49 | 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/539336149
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