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Francis Park

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Elevation
248 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pilot Knob264 m · 24.1 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 6668.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
41.2803, -89.8609
Francis Park from directly overhead

Francis Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 248 m. Pilot Knob stands 264 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Great Sauk Trail, a historic site 3.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 69 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

Elevation
248 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSW 236°264 m24.1 mi
Gravel HillE 87°253 m9.2 mi
Indian HillNNE 27°246 m5.3 mi
Hickory PointNW 313°214 m9.4 mi
Indian HillNW 320°197 m16.9 mi
Owls HeadE 87°181 m19.9 mi

89 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2719:5520:37
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
December solstice07:2315:5016:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222638496171747164523928
Precip in1.92.12.64.05.15.03.73.93.72.92.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kewanee 1 E, 3 mi away.

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