- Elevation, modelled
- 237 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound258 m · 10.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4945, -88.9807
Dawes Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 237 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Neighborhood Prayer Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dawes Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | E 83° | 258 m | 10.7 mi |
| Nichols Mound | NW 308° | 205 m | 16.4 mi |
- 0.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fell Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
- Empire Junction: 0.5 mi
- Underwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Allers Shelter Wayside: 0.5 mi
- Connie Link Amphitheatre: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Hedge Apple Woods Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Hidden Creek Nature Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Fransen Nature Area: 2.5 mi
- M.J. Rhymer Family Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- The Grove: 6.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Children's Discovery Museum: 1.0 mi
- McLean County Museum of History: 1.2 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 1.5 mi
- Prairie Aviation Museum: 2.9 mi
- Simpkins Military History Museum: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 13
- Neighborhood Prayer Garden: 0.4 mi
- The IWU Peace Garden: 0.5 mi
- Chapel Garden: 0.5 mi
- Laura's Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Moriyama Japanese Gardens: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 11
- Aspiration Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 0.7 mi
- Family with Dog: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln-Fell-Davis Statue: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 0.6 mi
- David Davis Mansion: 0.8 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 1.2 mi
- Fell Park: 1.4 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 1.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 15.5 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 16.1 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.2 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 2.5 mi
- Memory Lane: 14.7 mi
- J. H. Hawes Elevator: 20.9 mi
- J.P. Hieronymus Carriage House: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 2
- Blue Mound: 10.7 mi
- Nichols Mound: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Benjaminville: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 18.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 4 mi away.
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