- Elevation, modelled
- 232 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound258 m · 17.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 667.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3128, -88.9701
Simpkins Military History Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 232 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bosarth Memorial, a historic site 7.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.9 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Simpkins Military History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | NE 36° | 258 m | 17.1 mi |
- 7.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
37 named places within 25 miles
Museums: 15
- DeWitt County Museum: 10.5 mi
- Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum: 10.6 mi
- McLean County Museum of History: 11.6 mi
- Prairie Aviation Museum: 12.3 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Bosarth Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 10.5 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 11.8 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 12.2 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 16.1 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 10.7 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 14.4 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 14.4 mi
- The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign: 24.4 mi
- World's largest covered wagon: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Benjaminville: 14.2 mi
- Kumler: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- Blue Mound: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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