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Stephenson County Historical Museum

Stephenson County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Stephenson County Historical Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 262 m. Benton Mound stands 367 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Third Ward Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 30 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
262 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28447, -89.61513

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Third Ward Park: 0.6 mi
  • Read Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square: 1.1 mi
  • Bidwell Park: 1.4 mi
  • Taylor Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Boat Rental: 2.0 mi
  • Paridise Cove: 17.0 mi
  • Byron Drag Strip: 21.0 mi
  • Deck: 21.7 mi
  • Youth Center: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Bunker Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Coffman Bluff: 9.1 mi
  • Bald Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Simmons Mound: 19.5 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Black Hawk Statue: 22.5 mi
  • Soypod: 23.5 mi
  • Cornball: 23.5 mi
  • American Legion Memorial: 23.6 mi
  • Ogle County Veterans Memorial: 23.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 17.0 mi
  • Ganymede Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Valley View Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Standfield Beach: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benton MoundWNW 289°367 m23.5 mi
Simmons MoundWNW 286°323 m19.5 mi
Bunker HillESE 115°294 m6.8 mi
Coffman BluffSSE 148°289 m9.1 mi
Bald HillSE 137°281 m17.8 mi
Devils BackboneSSE 146°274 m24.5 mi
Devil's Tea TableNNW 337°246 m22.2 mi
Castle RockSSE 151°228 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435475969727063503726
Precip in1.61.62.13.74.45.34.24.24.13.02.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeport Waste WTP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/772897063

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