- Elevation, modelled
- 209 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Long Mound206 m · 15.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6625.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8950, -89.0110
Alert Picnic grounds is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 209 m. Long Mound stands 206 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Boiling Springs Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 25 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alert Picnic grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mound | SSW 207° | 206 m | 15.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSW 207° | 205 m | 14.7 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | WSW 248° | 183 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | NW 308° | 180 m | 23.2 mi |
- 25.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Boiling Springs Park: 1.3 mi
- Greendell Park: 2.0 mi
- Cresthaven Park: 2.4 mi
- Horace B Garman Park: 2.4 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 29
- Tetrahedron: 8.2 mi
- Bronze Fireman: 17.7 mi
- Bronze Police Officer: 17.7 mi
- The Sunsinger: 19.4 mi
- Death of the Last Centaur: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 18
- healing garden: 6.3 mi
- Fisher Rock Garden: 6.5 mi
- Scovill Oriental Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 20.5 mi
- Musicians: 20.5 mi
Museums: 12
- Hieronymus Mueller Museum: 4.3 mi
- Millikin Homestead: 4.3 mi
- Staley Museum: 4.4 mi
- African American Cultural Inc: 4.4 mi
- Oglesby Mansion: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Forsyth Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Old Mueller Hall Monument: 4.1 mi
- Mueller Monument: 4.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Monument: 4.2 mi
- Unknown Soldier Monument: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Bois du Sangamon Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park: 8.1 mi
- Sand Creek Conservation Area: 8.3 mi
- Calamus Lake Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Spitler Woods State Natural Area: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Wabash Station: 4.7 mi
- Harristown Depot: 4.9 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 20.9 mi
- Music Barn: 21.1 mi
- Illinois Central Depot: 22.4 mi
Peaks: 4
- Blue Mound: 14.7 mi
- Long Mound: 15.5 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 17.5 mi
- Lockenauer Hill: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Rock Spring: 5.0 mi
- Old Faithful: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
- Hampton Bluff: 17.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:52 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur WTP, 6 mi away.
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