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Williamson County Historical Museum

Williamson County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Williamson County Historical Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Tiptop Knob stands 269 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Butler, a historic site 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 210 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

former county jail in Marion, Illinois

Wikidata Q16903469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.73034, -88.92812
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Town Square: 0.1 mi
  • John W Jones Park: 0.4 mi
  • John W Jones Park: 0.4 mi
  • John W. Jones Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ashley Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 29
Attractions: 25
  • Water Fall: 13.3 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 14.6 mi
  • Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 15.6 mi
  • Schwegman Ecological Area: 15.8 mi
  • Carrier millswater department: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 16
  • 3 Wizards: 13.8 mi
  • Burial: 13.8 mi
  • Blue Dragon: 13.8 mi
  • Red Wizard: 13.8 mi
  • Druid Mask: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
Peaks: 15
  • McKinney Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Indian Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 15.3 mi
  • Jims Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Buck Knob: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 10
  • Carterville Heritage Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Stonefort Depot Museums: 14.5 mi
  • African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 14.5 mi
  • The Carbondale Depot Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Sharp Museum: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bluff View Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Lookout Point Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Saluki Cove: 16.2 mi
  • Morava Point: 16.4 mi
  • Cypress Retreat: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Cedar Wonders Arch: 17.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 21.0 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Seep: 17.3 mi
  • Bell Smith Springs: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tiptop KnobSW 232°269 m21.4 mi
Millstone BluffSE 144°221 m22.2 mi
Buck KnobSSW 212°217 m16.8 mi
Jims HillSSW 205°198 m15.4 mi
Taylor BluffSSE 166°170 m18.2 mi
Grammer HillNNW 348°168 m21.7 mi
McKinney HillW 278°157 m12.2 mi
Webbs HillNNE 14°152 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4220:22
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0816:0016:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566674787669574636
Precip in3.43.14.55.55.24.64.13.23.43.74.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carbondale Sewage PLT, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1001822561

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