- Elevation
- 159 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob232 m · 17.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Illinoison it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9612, -89.0940
Vandalia State House State Historic Site is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded 159 m. Bald Knob stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fayette County Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Illinois runs past it. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
4th capitol of Illinois
Dates from 1836.
Wikidata Q7914329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 159 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vandalia State House State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NNW 328° | 232 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bridges Knob | N 8° | 211 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bowling Green Hill | NNE 17° | 205 m | 15.5 mi |
| Dean Hills | NNE 28° | 197 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lowe Mound | SSE 150° | 178 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Mound | SSE 159° | 174 m | 7.0 mi |
| Island Hill | NE 36° | 171 m | 11.5 mi |
| Browns Hill | SSW 212° | 165 m | 21.7 mi |
- On the Historic National Road - IllinoisNational
32 named places within 25 miles
- Fayette County Museum: 0.1 mi
- American Farm Heritage Museum: 16.3 mi
- Armed Forces Museum: 16.3 mi
- Lil' Red Barn Museum: 16.3 mi
- Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum: 17.6 mi
- The Mound: 7.0 mi
- Island Hill: 11.5 mi
- White Oak Mound: 12.7 mi
- Lowe Mound: 13.5 mi
- Dean Hills: 14.8 mi
- Hills Fort: 16.3 mi
- Hogue Tower: 17.6 mi
- Ganton Circle: 17.6 mi
- Claussen Plaza: 17.6 mi
- Page Circle: 17.6 mi
- Kaskaskia Dragon: 1.7 mi
- Party Cove: 19.6 mi
- National Trail Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.6 mi
- National Trail Rest Area - Westbound: 23.9 mi
- Elm Point: 20.6 mi
- Coles Creek Beach: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:56 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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