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Rock Island Arsenal Museum

Rock Island Arsenal Museum from directly overhead

Rock Island Arsenal Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Army Ridge Bluffs stands 203 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. Great River Road passes 0.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

museum at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois

Dates from 1905.

Wikidata Q29034111, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1876

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51866, -90.54594

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sylvan Slough Naturalized Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sculpture Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sylvan Gateway Park: 0.8 mi
  • Prospect Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 31
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 15
Gardens: 14
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Sculpture Park: 0.7 mi
  • Octagon Pistols: 1.7 mi
  • Curved Spire: 1.7 mi
  • Lady Of Germania: 1.9 mi
  • "Bling" Rocky Statue: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Morning Sun Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Cedar Hill Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Army Ridge Bluffs: 8.0 mi
  • Indian Hill: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Duck Creek Waterfall: 3.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Island Arsenal Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Army Ridge BluffsSW 222°203 m8.0 mi
Indian HillE 98°197 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:2919:5820:40
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2615:5116:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222738506271747366533928
Precip in1.51.82.63.85.15.24.24.03.32.92.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Island L&D 15, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 69000057OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/776880444

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