Albany Mounds Site
Albany Mounds Site is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Indian Hill stands 197 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolan Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 6.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Stone Tower · 9 mi
- Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- The Oculus · 23 mi
- Indian Head Rock · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dolan Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Maxan Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Chicago Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Main Street Park: 1.2 mi
- Triangle Park: 1.4 mi
- Ben Martinson Wildlife Area: 7.6 mi
- Heritage Canyon Park: 7.7 mi
- McCausland Wildlife Area: 11.1 mi
- Mickelson's Landing: 11.3 mi
- Thomson - Fulton Sand Prairie Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Camanche Depot Museum: 1.3 mi
- Camanche Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center: 4.7 mi
- Clinton County Historical Society Museum: 4.9 mi
- Windmill Cultural Center: 7.0 mi
- Curtis Mansion: 4.8 mi
- Elijah Buell Memorial: 7.1 mi
- The Stone Tower: 8.6 mi
- World War Memorial: 13.0 mi
- LeClaire, IA 9/11 Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Bickelhaupt Arboretum: 4.4 mi
- Garden of Cremains: 23.0 mi
- Garden of Life: 23.0 mi
- Florence Love Wildflower Garden: 23.7 mi
- Vander Veer Conservatory: 23.9 mi
- Lone Star (towboat): 13.6 mi
- Scott County Freedom Rock: 13.7 mi
- Antique Archaeology: 13.8 mi
- Helium Trampoline Park: 19.3 mi
- Havencrest Castle: 22.3 mi
- South Beach: 19.7 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 21.6 mi
- Ben Butterworth Parkway: 21.9 mi
- Santa Fe Beach: 24.4 mi
- Wilderness Woods Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Pavilion: 24.7 mi
- Bald Point: 14.7 mi
- Wantea Point: 17.7 mi
- Thunderbolt Hill: 14.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 22.9 mi
- "Bling" Rocky Statue: 22.6 mi
- Sculpture Park: 23.5 mi
- Duck Creek Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Daggett: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Albany Mounds Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | SSE 158° | 197 m | 22.9 mi |
| Thunderbolt Hill | ESE 121° | 194 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton #1, 2 mi away.
- White Sweetclover5 obs
- smooth sumac4 obs
- Amur honeysuckle4 obs
- Carolina horsenettle3 obs
- purple loosestrife3 obs
- round-headed bush clover3 obs
- tall bellflower3 obs
- Common Garter Snake2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000775OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/680380931
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