- Elevation, modelled
- 226 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound228 m · 12.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 40.1250, -88.2495
Detention Recreation Area is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 226 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Spalding Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Detention Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WSW 240° | 228 m | 12.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | ENE 62° | 214 m | 8.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Spalding Park: 0.1 mi
- Hazel Park: 0.3 mi
- Bannon Mini Park: 0.3 mi
- Beardsley Park: 0.5 mi
- West Side Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Theb #1: 0.3 mi
- Indian War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Megalith: 0.5 mi
- Tootsie: 0.5 mi
- Prayer for Rain: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 37
- Queen Anne Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Capron Memorial Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Beckman Garden: 1.3 mi
- Wesley Wildflower Corner: 1.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 17
- The American's Creed: 0.5 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Senior Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Yingying Zhang Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Class of 1900 Memorial Bench: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Busey Woods: 1.9 mi
- Brownfield Woods: 4.6 mi
- Trelease Prairie: 5.7 mi
- Trelease Woods: 5.8 mi
- Barnhart Prairie Restoration: 5.9 mi
Museums: 14
- The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music: 1.7 mi
- Krannert Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Carl R. Woese Museum: 1.9 mi
- Spurlock Museum: 1.9 mi
- Anita Purves Nature Center: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- American Football House: 2.0 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 2.5 mi
- Music Barn: 22.2 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Illini Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 13.7 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 24.4 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 2
- Blue Mound: 8.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- The Oasis: 2.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Kumler: 21.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:48 | 16:31 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 3 mi away.
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